Culture
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF 2019: ‘Clemency’ and ‘Just Mercy’ offer two differing perspectives on death row
One asks us to put ourselves in the position of a warden. The other follows a lawyer seeking justice.
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Ari Lennox is no joke
The R&B singer is joining Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You Too Tour
An Appreciation
Hair care pioneer Joan Johnson made ‘Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen cosmetics’ a feature of black identity
Her company sold an uplifting version of black hair care — by any product necessary
Commentary
Serena needs to bring back ‘catsuit tennis’
To win another Slam, Williams must show the world we’re not ‘ready for this jelly’
Commentary
Venus showed Serena how to win
Poet Nikki Giovanni meditates on Venus and Serena’s bond and reflects on her own relationship with her late sister, Gary Ann
NFL
Maverick Carter wants NFL players to feel seen
Uninterrupted’s new digital program features players wearing a glass helmet
Music
Finally, Meek Mill confronts freedom as an artist and an activist
For the first time in his adult life, the rapper can look from the outside at the crippling criminal justice system
NFL
Meek Mill to headline NFL’s kickoff concert in Chicago
League and Roc Nation also announce apparel line to benefit reform efforts
Movies
Storm Reid and David Oyelowo race against time in ‘Don’t Let Go’
The two actors star in a new thriller about an uncle trying to save his niece
Commentary
How Venus Williams became the Henri Matisse of tennis
Even at the tail end of her playing career, Williams finds new ways to shine
Music
Wu-Tang is really forever
Through all the bickering, they will always be family
Uplift
Is Mattel’s release of a Rosa Parks Barbie doll too little, too late?
Opinions are mixed, but better late than never, right?
Tennis
Statue honoring Althea Gibson unveiled at the US Open
‘She’s our Jackie Robinson of tennis’
College Footbal
Toni Harris made history by getting a football scholarship. Now she needs to make tackles.
Free safety has already overcome doubters, cancer and family trauma. Playing against men doesn’t faze her.