AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarPharrell Williams: America’s Past and Present Are Racist. We Deserve a Black FutureTIME - Pharrell Williams with Michael HarriotOn April 26, 1607, three ships carrying 105 men and boys landed on the eastern shore of what would come to be called America. They called themselves “adventurers.” But they had no interest in liberty or justice, and they were not seeking religious freedom or escaping from tyranny. They were part of …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarPharrell and Jay-Z’s New Song ‘Entrepreneur’ Is a Celebration of Black AmbitionTIME - Andrew R. ChowPharrell Williams and Jay-Z released a new song on Friday, “Entrepreneur,” in conjunction with Williams’ new TIME cover package, “The New American Revolution.” This issue of TIME features conversations with Angela Davis, Tyler the Creator, Naomi Osaka, Geoffrey Canada and more about the systemic …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarThe Story Behind TIME’s ‘The New American Revolution’ CoverTIME - Olivia B. WaxmanAt a time when many Americans are asking whether the United States is living up to its more than 244-year-old promise, this week’s TIME cover takes another look at one of the nation’s most powerful symbols. To accompany a series of conversations and essays about creating a more equitable future for …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarImara Jones: Why Black Trans Women Are Essential to Our FutureTIME - Imara JonesTrans people are not new. We have always been here. As long as there’s been recorded human history, we have always existed. But we have been written out of the human story—and when you come from a community that is without a full range of possibility models, it raises the question, in yourself as …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarBarbara Lee In Conversation With Jamaal Bowman: ‘You Can’t Start in the Middle When You’re Trying to Pass a Policy’TIME - Barbara LeeWhen Jamaal Bowman won his June primary to represent parts of the Bronx and Westchester County in Congress, he became the latest young progressive whose election shook up Washington, D.C. But that new wave—whose most prominent member is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—is following in the footsteps of many …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarKenya Barris In Conversation With Tyler, The Creator: ‘Why Can’t We Tell Our Stories?’TIME - Kenya BarrisTyler, the Creator, and Kenya Barris both grew up in the same suburban area of Los Angeles. As an independent rapper and hip-hop agitator, Tyler has spent a decade creating music that pushes boundaries and buttons. As a writer, director and producer behind shows like Black-ish and the movie Girls …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarDanielle Geathers: How Advocating for Change Helped Me Become the First Black Woman Student Body President at MITTIME - Danielle GeathersI was 12 years old when Trayvon Martin was murdered, and 13 when his murderer was acquitted. While my predominantly Black congregational church was wrought by grief and mourning, my predominantly white private school was oblivious to the murder, the protests that followed and the trial. This type of …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarMikey Williams In Conversation With Naomi Osaka: ‘We’re Young Black Athletes. We Have Spotlights On Us’TIME - Naomi OsakaNaomi Osaka is one of the top tennis players in the world, having won two Grand Slam titles in the past three years. Mikey Williams, a rising high school sophomore, is one of the top-ranked basketball prospects in the country and made waves recently for expressing an interest in attending a …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarTyree Boyd-Pates In Conversation With Geoffrey Canada: ‘America’s Future Is Predicated on Knowing the Full History’TIME - Tyree Boyd-PatesGeoffrey Canada and Tyree Boyd-Pates both know that American education is deeply flawed—and they’ve each spent their careers working to correct different facets of it. Canada, an elder statesman of education policy, is the longtime president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, which has provided …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarJanaya Future Khan: ‘Our Job Is to Make Revolution Irresistible’TIME - Janaya Future KhanI used to think activism and organizing was something so specific. There’s this idea that you have to be noble or special to do this work. I definitely didn’t set out to become an activist. One day in 2010, I walked into a boxing club with no additional thoughts about what it could imply or mean. It …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarDr. Otis Brawley In Conversation With Douglas Brooks: ‘We Don’t Need to Reform Health Care—We Need to Transform Health Care’TIME - Douglas BrooksDouglas Brooks served as the head of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy during the Obama Administration as the first openly gay, HIV-positive African American to hold the job. He focused on addressing the health needs of those at higher risk of HIV infection, and is now executive …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNikkolas Smith: Art Can Help Show That Black Lives Matter. It Can Also Lead to ActivismTIME - Nikkolas SmithWhen I watched them kill Elijah McClain, I couldn’t make any art for days. It had been week after week after week of gut-wrenching stories of Black lives taken from this earth too early. I wasn’t sure if I could handle another one. After seeing the way Elijah pleaded for his life while walking home …