Arts
May 20, 2025
Is New York City’s Textured Hair Law Working?
In 2023, New York adopted a bill for salons to include training for textured hair Nearly two years later, has the law made a difference? Or are Black women still getting excluded from luxury hair treatment spaces?
May 14, 2025
From Radio Waves to Photo Frames: A Tribute to the Godfather of Black Radio
It was the early 1980s. On any given Sunday, over the loud horns and hustling New Yorkers, you would hear Hal Jackson hosting the top-rated “Sunday Classics” on 107.5 WBLS, playing records by everyone from Prince to Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston at a time when Black artists weren’t played on the radio as much. Each week, whenever Hal gave away CDs or concert tickets on air, his wife of then-15 years, Debi B, would be on phone duty, writing down winners’ names on a sheet of paper and handing it to Hal to announce. One day, he asked her to make the announcement.
May 11, 2025
Latino Actors in Hollywood Shifting From Acting to Producing and Writing
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May 8, 2025
Nevada’s Lisa Jefferson One Brushstroke at a Time
Artist Lisa Jefferson gives us insight into her journey as a professional artist and offers advice to aspiring artists.
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April 21, 2025
Angel Cintron Sang Through the Rage—At the Other End of it was Peace
Singer-songwriter Angel Cintron reflects on her journey from teen performer to independent artist, channeling heartbreak, rage and vulnerability into her newest album, '5 Ever.'