How It Feels To Be Free

#OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign writes about the state of racial equality in entertainment, especially for...

She was crushed after a rejection from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Sound selector Korie Enyard, who specializes in Black music of the diaspora, shared a playlist...

Princeton professor and writer Imani Perry reflects on the power of representation in popular culture.

She fought discrimination and helped improve standards of representation for Black performers.

Simone said that the song "...erupted out of me quicker than I could write it...

Tyson was mindful of how she performed Black womanhood.

Historian Ruth Feldstein on the role of women entertainers in the civil rights movement.

Producer, actor and writer Lena Waithe on the mixed feelings Blaxploitation evokes.

The musician talks about why she admires Horne so much.

Carroll tells the story of an early makeup session for the TV show “Julia.”

Waithe describes how Tyson's natural hair was an inspiration to many others.