Stephanie Long

It happens every year here in New York City. You’re living your best life in the streets, mingling at the block parties, acting up at the BBQs, when sudd

As the COVID-19 pandemic presses on, the U.S. healthcare system continues to fail Black and brown women and birthing people. According to a recent study re

When Kai Harris was writing What The Fireflies Knew, it was important to her to tell a story about Black girlhood. “I have always enjoyed reading about B

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Janelle Monáe is making her literary debut with The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories from Dirty Computer. Based on the Afrofuturistic world of Dirty Co

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country. And in Oklahoma, Black women account for 10% of births across the state

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Since 2013, Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron creative studio has been a beacon of Black culture, one that has preserved our legacy while allowing today’s t

It’s almost absurd to think that Phoebe Robinson — a successful comedian, author and actress of 2 Dope Queens fame would have difficulty selling her fi

Last week, Noname opened the Radical Hood Library, a Black-led, Los Angeles-based literary liberation project that was created to service Black and brown p

Nichole Perkins, a renowned pop culture commentator and former podcast host, is not afraid to dive deep. On the award-winning Thirst Aid Kit podcast, for e

During the summer of 2020, when streets were ablaze with fury and protest, and the Black community mourned George Floyd’s murder, something else was also

Morgan Harper Nichols has been autistic since childhood, but it wasn’t until her recent diagnosis that things became clear for her. “Since I was young,

The rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. increased by over 15% in 2019. And according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent