How Black creators are navigating Black History Month

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Your Creativity Needs a Good Stretch—and Riz Ahmed Is Here to Help

When Riz Ahmed feels lost in his creative endeavors, he asks two questions: Does it stretch me? Does it stretch culture? Those questions have guided Ahmed to an Oscar- and Emmy-winning acting career (The Long Goodbye and The Night Of, respectively), a boundary-pushing music catal ...  Show more

Inside ‘Half His Age’: Jennette McCurdy on female rage, desire, and control

In 2022, Jennette McCurdy shook the culture with I’m Glad My Mom Died, a brutally honest memoir that spent more than 80 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 3 million copies, and is now being adapted as a series for Apple TV+. But more than anything, the bo ...  Show more

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Defining Blackness: How Systemic Racism Divides Black Communities - Beyond the Scenes
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