War presents a unique challenge for the artist. When reality has ripped in two and extremes of emotion and opinion take hold, it becomes near impossible to do what art does best: scramble easy categories and introduce complexity into the world. The Ukrainian writer and photographer Yevgenia Belorusets, currently in …

Front row, from left to right: Dana Banks, Jalina Porter, Desirée Cormier Smith, Linda Etim, and Asha Castleberry-Hernandez. Back row, from left to right: Bonnie Jenkins, Algene Sajery, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Chidi Blyden and Linda Thomas-Greenfield. (Graphics: Marlene Marmolejos, @motionmami) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views …

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete is about to have her story told about how she became the artist we know as Megan Thee Stallion. TIME Studios and Roc Nation have just announced they are jointly producing a forthcoming, multi-part documentary series about Roc Nation artist, Megan Thee Stallion. The planned documentary …

With a haircare collection and successful clothing line, Gabrielle Union already has us covered, style-wise, but her newest venture takes her brand from head to toe. On the heels of her new spring collection with longtime partners New York & Company, the actress-entrepreneur is dipping her toes into a new …

Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Photo: Rich Polk for iHeartRadio (Getty Images) The life and career of Megan Thee Stallion will be coming to a small screen near us soon. On Thursday, it was revealed that Time Studios …

The fact that some people have a dozen days in an entire year to take off of work and enjoy their lives is wild; let’s start there. The pandemic has forced the entire world to rethink how we work but we did it out of necessity. Now that we’ve taken the …

In literature, and in real life, many times the villain makes the story. But writing a nuanced account of these characters, whether in fiction or in nonfiction, can be tricky. In her book Putin’s People, Catherine Belton uncovers important details from Putin’s past and tells what we might consider his …

Wendy Williams appeared on social media to speak about her situation regarding the money that Wells Fargo has refused to release to her. In previous reports, Williams has demanded that Wells Fargo unfreeze millions in her accounts, as the bank deemed her an “incapacitated person” who needs guardianship to intervene in …

A counterprotester holding a Defund Police sign at the protest. Pro-NYPD marchers clashed with a big crowd of Black Lives Matter counterprotesters during the Back the Blue rally and march in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket (Getty Images) Advocates of defunding police should be thank New York’s finest today, for …

With all the anecdotes you keep hearing about NFTs and cryptocurrency, it’s tempting to dive headfirst into this lucrative world without knowing anything. After all, the success stories are akin to lottery wins, with people claiming that they went from living from paycheck to paycheck to making up to $4 million a …