Hannah Giorgis
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Makeba Rainey / Stephanie Ifendu Elizabeth Acevedo’s Work Is a Welcome Rarity in Young-Adult Fiction
The National Book Award–winning author writes complex teenage protagonists whose real-life counterparts have long faced literary erasure.
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Aïda Muluneh The Photographer Fighting Visual Clichés of Africa
Aïda Muluneh’s vibrant images explore Ethiopian identity, and her photo festival aspires to shape a new vision of the continent.
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Brian Stukes / Getty The Houston Rapper Taking the Industry by Storm
Megan Thee Stallion’s much-anticipated debut album, Fever, is a remarkable mix of braggadocio, lyrical acuity, and self-awareness.
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Julie Lake / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Raphael Bob-Waksberg on BoJack Horseman and Writing Surreal Love Stories
The writer talks about his debut short-fiction collection, which channels much of the same caustic humor and heartrending dialogue as his Netflix series.
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Netflix The Raunchiest Women on TV Are Technically Birds
The new Netflix series Tuca & Bertie is a delightfully frenzied addition to the range of shows depicting female desire.
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Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP John Singleton Changed How Hollywood Sees Black America
The Boyz n the Hood director, who died Monday at 51, ushered in a renaissance of black film in the 1990s.
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Amy Harris / AP The Genre-Defying Rage of Rico Nasty
The Maryland rapper’s new project, Anger Management, is a collaboration with the producer Kenny Beats that continues an electrifying repertoire.
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Emma McIntyre / Getty The Chart-Topping Artist With a Complicated Empowerment Message
The singer and flutist Lizzo’s new album is as impressive as it is ad-friendly. But navigating both repressive industry standards and commercial co-option is tricky territory.
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Kevin Mazur / Getty / Katie Martin / ... Beyoncé’s Black-Intellectual Homecoming
The performer’s new Netflix documentary, which details her landmark 2018 Coachella performance, is as much a celebration of African American scholarly history as it is a concert film.
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Eli Joshua Adé / Universal Pictures The Big Charm of Marsai Martin’s Little
An inversion of Tom Hanks’s classic body-switch movie, Big, the film is a delightful vehicle for the 14-year-old actor, who also served as executive producer.
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Manny Carabel / Getty / Matt Artz / ... How to Belong in America
The Pulitzer finalist Laila Lalami’s latest novel traces the story of one immigrant family and the seemingly inexplicable tragedy that ruptures it.
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Amazon Donald Glover’s New Film With Rihanna Just Dropped—And It’s a Breezy Romp
Guava Island, the first feature project from the Atlanta creator and the director Hiro Murai, is a charming warm-weather tale.
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Freeform / Philippe Bosse What The Bold Type Gets Right About Workplace Hostility
The Freeform dramedy adds a big twist in its third season, but its thoughtful treatment of the interior lives of young women remains its backbone.
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Matthew Libatique / HBO An Arty but Superficial Take on Native Son
Richard Wright’s heavy-handed 1940 novel gets a stylish, disappointingly slight cinematic revamp.
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Scott Dudelson / Getty / Paul Spella / ... Nipsey Hussle’s Eritrean American Dream
The slain rapper, who was known for his investment in his Los Angeles community, also inspired fans and fellow musicians who share his East African heritage.
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Courtesy of 4th Floor Creative / Sony Music The Teenage Girl Leading Jamaica’s New Reggae Scene
Since her tribute to the track star Usain Bolt went viral, Koffee has shown she has staying power.
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Industrial Light & Magic / Universal Pictures The Kinetic Horror of Lupita Nyong’o’s Us Performance
The actor’s tremendous work in Jordan Peele’s film mines the relationship between two doppelgängers to frightening, allegorical effect.
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Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic The Queens Rapper Connecting American Hip-Hop to African Audiences
Bas, raised in New York, wants to bring his music to his Sudanese parents’ homeland and to the broader continent. And so do his fans.
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Amazon The Transcendent Final Season of Catastrophe
The boisterous Amazon Prime series from Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney ended with a finale that honored the love and grief of its protagonists and creators alike.
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Justin Stephens / CBS / The Atlantic Christine Baranski Leads the Best #Resistance Show on Television
The Good Fight, featuring the actor as the feminist lawyer Diane Lockhart, is responding to the Trump presidency by leaning way, way in.
