A CLEANER CLIMATE FIGHT
“I don’t want to be the only person alive on this planet, you feel me? I want my people to make it too.” Alexis cureton’s battle for climate justice.
Fashion Joins The Fight
When British Vogue was ready to trade fashion for activism, they called in photographer Misan Harriman.
Trouble The Water
Some civil rights activists took to the streets. Others took to the water. A brief history of the wade-ins that brought down segregated beaches.
PODCAST: Del Seymour
Like the Tenderloin neighborhood he champions, Del Seymour’s story is richer than most people know.
4 Things You Should Know About The Movement For Black Lives' BREATHE Act
The bill, introduced by M4BL as well as U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, is one to keep an eye on.
How a New Wave of Black Activists Changed the Conversation
George Floyd’s killing galvanized a nation. But small groups like the queer-led collective Black Visions are channeling that energy into a movement for political change.
Get To Know Maurice Harris, Hollywood's go-to florist
For ten years, Maurice Harris has been one of Hollywood's go-to florists, But in his Quibi series, the passion behind his artistry comes into full bloom.
Abby Adesanya Is Providing a New Space for Women Writers with Novella
There are only three rules: you must write, you must be willing to share, and you must be curious.
On Witness And Respair: A Personal Tragedy Followed By Pandemic
Novelist Jesmyn Ward exposes her shattered heart in this essay for Vanity Fair.
Morgan DeBaun: Betting on Black Media
Founder of Blavity, Morgan DeBaun, talks to Crwn Mag about her entrepreneurial journey starting businesses and raising capital, creating the Blavity, Inc, empire and the challenges of being a Black woman at the heart of money and power.
The Life Breonna Taylor lived, in the words of her mother
In a series of interviews, Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke to Tamika Palmer to paint a picture of a full, loving life taken too soon.
10 Sustainable Brands By Women of Color You Need To Know
GROW/N brings us this indispensable list of beauty and fashion brands headed up by women of color.
Pollution Is Killing Black Americans. This Community Fought Back.
The New York Times Magazine takes a close look a the Grays Ferry neighborhood of South Philadelphia and the residents mobilizing for change.
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THE BLACK TRUTH PROJECT.
From rich personal histories to pivotal experiences with racism to unbridled moments of joy, the Black Truth Project is a powerful call to continued allyship for non-Black people, and a way for Black people to see and celebrate themselves.
Patronage, Access, Race and ART
How one S.F. institution is trying to overcome ‘museums so white’ paralysis
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