Unlike television and film, Black superheroes started appearing as major comic characters in the 1960s. In 1966, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Black Panther in an issue of Fantastic Four and DC soon followed with Jon Stewart.
Hip-hop is a culture that has changed America since the 1980s, not just a music genre. Its influence has expanded across the United States, influencing politics and media culture. The issue surrounding hip-hop music and culture has been at the forefront for many years.
The watchmaking industry has been around for ages, and Black-owned watch companies are slowly but surely growing. Like many other sectors of the fashion industry, it’s a struggle business-wise, but the beauty, creativity, and craftsmanship is of course, on point.
Despite the clear public attention to diversity, the majority of Hollywood films continue to be cast as predominantly White. But behind the camera, the hurdles for African Americans appear to be even higher, with the list of African American cinematographers being very limited.
RuPaul’s Drag Race has brought the exciting world of drag to the world and we have seen some amazing Black drag queens work the runaway. Read more here about 7 fierce Black drag queens we can’t get enough of and can’t wait to see what else they’ll do.
In celebrating World Poetry Day, we highlight four South African poets whose work speaks to the many issues of not only the country but the continent at large.
Transgender Awareness Week is celebrated every year between November 13 and 19. This awareness week ends with Transgender Day of Remembrance, first marked in 1998. The day commemorates all transgenders lives lost to anti-transgender violence in the year.
