Tag: Blackness
Patricia Brantley Won’t Let Zip Codes Decide Kids’ Futures
By Aziah Siid, Word in Black
Being born on the “wrong side” of the railroad tracks. There are countless forms of art, statistics, and anecdotes...
Bad and Bougie: Black Women Are Taking Up Space in Luxurious Living
By Sherri Kolade, Michigan Chronicle, Word in Black
We are here for Black women living lavishly and in luxury and they are bad and bougie...
2022 Movers and Shakers Year in Review – Marc Philpart
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
Marc Philpart was named executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund in April 2022.
The five-year $100 million fund...
How Octavia E. Butler Mined Her Boundless Curiosity to Forge a New Vision for Humanity
By Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina
In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from The Huntington Library, Art Museum,...
Taye Diggs Writes A Children’s Book About Racial Injustice
By Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer
“Why?: A Conversation About Race” by actor Taye Diggs with illustrations by Shane W. Evans is an unvarnished look...