opinion
ROYALLY RACIST
Meghan’s Oprah interview was very painful to watch if you are Black. Her descriptions of racism, and how racism and bias operate, were royal in focus but universal in experience.
Brooke Leigh Howard is a multimedia reporter for The Daily Beast and the voice of the Audio Cheat Sheet.
opinion
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
As Black people, we’re supposed to act as if those things aren’t there, pretend like they don’t bother us. But they’re constant reminders of our place in an Antebellum past.
STEPPING WITH PRIDE
When I was growing up, Timberland boots were the first fashion item that allowed me to express myself. Kamala Harris wearing them reminds us of their importance in Black culture.
opinion
CAMERAS ON
The South Carolina “presidential” rally and late-night tweets show a man in the midst of a crisis—and terrifyingly alone.
JUSTICE DENIED
“All-white protesters came to my house with fireworks, aiming at my window, calling out: ‘Fuck you and fuck the police. Black lives matter!’” Mayor London Breed recalled.
STAYING POWER
Protests seemed calmer after the decision to charge three more cops in the death of George Floyd, but the air was still thick with the potential for chaos.
opinion
WE CAN'T BREATHE
We put on brave faces, and we show up to do the jobs we committed to because, as we know, who better to tell the stories of black lives than those of us who live them?
opinion
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND
Yeezus held his infamous “Sunday Service” performance at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York, where a number of regular churchgoers walked out mid-performance.
Dressed To Thrill
Rihanna’s New York Fashion Week show had famous guests—Anna Wintour, Laverne Cox, Cara Delevingne, Gigi and Bella Hadid, and Paris Hilton—and a sensual power all its own.
Barking Divas
At Anthony Rubio's doggy dress-up show, the Boston Terriers, Chihuahuas, and various mutts were dressed to the nines in gilded capes and bedazzled leashes, all modeled with aplomb.
