Why Did Seeing a Strong Black Woman on ‘The Bear’ Make Me Cry?
On my sofa watching Season 2 of “The Bear,” I suddenly got tears in my eyes.
Three Fiction Debuts Examine the Steep Cost of Belonging
Lee’s enthralling book depicts Mook during each of these incarnations, from her escape from a North Korean village to a married life her restive spirit never quite settles into.
Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Avant-Garde Jazz
I admire artists who not only push the envelope but also tear it to shreds, and the jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock was that kind of musician.
Laura Warrell on Publishing While Black
What’s key is not that authors of color talk about race the ‘right’ way, but simply that we’re here.