Cover Stories

History Is Speaking Through Danielle Deadwyler — ELLE

Anok Yai Is One of One — ELLE

Taraji P. Henson Is Driven by a Passion to Help Others — ELLE

Issa Rae Is Not Willing to Compromise — ELLE

Profiles

Sophia Roe Is Fusing Food With Fashion— ELLE

Trans Lawmaker Sarah McBride on the Privilege—and Pressure—of Making Political History — ELLE

Akwaeke Emezi Won’t Tell You How to Feel— ELLE

Abby Phillip Is Bringing Empathy to Cable News — ELLE

Raul Lopez Is Doing It for the Culture — ELLE

Tyler James Williams, Now on His Own Terms — ELLE

Photographer Melissa Alcena Documents Her Home Country at its Most Pure — i-D

Kendall Bessent’s Portraits Offer an Intimate Look at His Own ‘Black Mecca’ — i-D

Columns

Look Back At It: A monthly column I started at ELLE where I interviewed Black actresses about their most iconic film and television roles:

Kerry Washington Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Taraji P. Henson Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Regina Hall Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Sanaa Lathan Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Vanessa Williams Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Lauren London Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE

Rough Draft: A weekly column I started at Interview where I interviewed authors about their writing practices:

The Writer and Cultural Critic Zeba Blay is Putting Her Shadows on the Page — Interview

Inside Phoebe Robinson’s ASMR- And Diet Coke-Fueled Writing Process — Interview

The NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony’s New Memoir Is Brought to You by Wine and Cigars — Interview

Inside Marlowe Granados’ Glitzy Debut Novel, Happy Hour — Interview

“Writing Can Be a Spell”: Nichole Perkins on Total Literary Immersion — Interview

Ashley C. Ford Wants to Have Dinner with Zora Neale Hurston and Faith Ringgold — Interview

Hanif Abdurraqib’s Favorite Poets are Muhammad Ali and Allen Iverson — Interview

+ More

Amy Sherald’s Black Beauty — Vogue

Where Creatives Travel to Get Inspired — Marie Claire

How the Whitney Museum Brought Alvin Ailey’s Legacy to Life — Architectural Digest

Spring’s Most Surprising Trend? Elevated Athleisure — ELLE

Maximilian Davis Is Redefining Hollywood Glamour — ELLE

Women Creatives Thought Hollywood Could Change. Were They Wrong? — ELLE

BookTok Is Revitalizing the Publishing Industry, and POC Creators Are Leading the Charge — ELLE

From the Senegalese Coast to the Hudson River: the Liquid Confidence of Khari Turner — Interview

Photographer Kennedi Carter on Depicting the Black American Cowboy — Interview

What Taking Care of Black Hair Looks Like in the Time of COVID-19 — Allure

How Black Student Unions are Fighting for Black Lives — Teen Vogue

When the Coronavirus Cancels Therapy — Glamour