Author Melissa Harris reminds us that the many small acts we perform on a daily basis can be used to view our lives in a new way.99 Keys to a Creative Life is divided into three sections for easy reference: 33 awareness keys (mental, emotional or physical): Awareness practices deepen our ability to [...]

"Aperture" magazine was founded in 1952 by the photographers Ansel Adams, Minor White, Barbara Morgan and Dorothea Lange, and the photography historians Beaumont and Nancy Newhall. These individuals wished to foster the development and appreciation of the photographic medium. Today the magazine main[...]

Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger-these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room that[...]