Breaking the Rules of Gay Fiction, One Riotous Page at a Time
Brontez Purnell’s work burns with a frantic blend of lyricism and lewdness, desire and disgust
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What’s Lost in the Quest for Black Authenticity
The media’s appetite for “gritty” Black stories turns misery into entertainment
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What Should Canadian Museums Do about Their Stolen African Art?
Repatriation efforts were stymied for decades. But the problem can no longer be stalled
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Why This Poet Declared War on Her Own Book
When M. NourbeSe Philip’s work on a slave ship massacre was translated without her consent, she didn’t recognize it anymore. Who ultimately owns the stories we tell?
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Breaking Through: One Photographer’s Mission to Capture Hip Hop’s Underground Roots
Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. But Frankie Perez wants to show the world that breaking still thrives in the streets
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Artist Esmaa Mohamoud Examines How Pro Sports Profit from Black Athletes
Sports bring people together in living rooms, in crowded bars, and in the streets. Mohamoud seeks to expose the monstrous underbelly of all that winning
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William Ukoh Photographs a World of Leisure and Black Beauty
For the artist, rest and relaxation aren’t just aesthetics—they are where freedom is found
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