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Museums Celebrate The Black Women Artists History Has Overlooked

See their work. Know their names. Learn their stories.

How to Catch Creation

Learn about some incredible Black women artists who, like the characters in How to Catch Creation, have been making dope art for a long time now. 

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Taraji P. Henson Cries While Discussing Mental Health in the Black Community: ‘This Is a National Crisis’

Taraji P. Henson shed light on the history and stigma of mental health in the black community at Variety’s Power of Women NY presented by Lifetime. Henson received the honor on Friday for he…

Twisted Melodies

Black folks experiencing mental illness, like Donny Hathaway, often face layers of stigma. Listen as Taraji P. Henson breaks down the importance of destigmatizing Black mental health.

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Fun Home

Joan and Alison never would have gotten together in Fun Home if Joan hadn’t made a move. So for Valentine’s Day, we give you the gift of this Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon and hope that it inspires you.

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Fun Home

Some pro tips from Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For.

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An Interview with Paula Vogel

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is making her Broadway debut at the age of 65 with the play "Indecent." We speak with Paula about writing "Indecent", legacy, ambition, and more.

Indecent

“We have to represent America on stage, and we’re not representing it.”

Indecent playwright Paula Vogel on her work, the future of the American theater, and the importance of the arts.

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Queer Love in Color

Why do no gay people look like me? Jamal Jordan, a black digital editor at The Times, lamented growing up. So as an adult, he decided to give a gift to his younger self: the imagery of queer love.

How to Catch Creation

“The media will have you believe that it’s literally impossible to see two queer black folks in love. But it happens.”

Representation matters! Black queer love and black queer joy have been so rarely represented on the stage and screen, which is why plays like How to Catch Creation are essential in today’s theater world.

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DAYDREAMS

Daydreams and fine art

How to Catch Creation

“In our crazy and manic world, we don’t have much time for daydreaming between checking our phones, messages and emails, UNLESS we happen to be lucky enough to be an artist.“

Baltimore photographer Connie Imboden discusses the importance of daydreaming on her path towards creation. 

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Fun Home

Happy Pisces season! This panel from Alison Bechdel’s 1980s cartoon strip, Dykes to Watch out For, proves that queer culture’s love of astrology goes way back.