It's time to redefine Black excellence

View in Browser   TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2022 Unbothered continues its look at Black culture's tangled history of Black identity, style, and contributions to the culture with ROOTS, our annual Black History Month series. In 2022, we're exploring Black excellence while celebrating where our past, present, and future meet. READ MORE   Why Black Women Are Divesting From Excellence & Embracing Mediocrity By Kathleen Newman-Bremang As the term Black Excellence has become more common in pop culture, and in our everyday lives, it has gone from an aspiration to an expectation, and from a way to dismantle structures that oppress us to upholding them. Here, Black women share how the burden of Black Excellence and our collective aversion to mediocrity is plaguing us all. READ   Black Grief Practitioners Are Protecting Black Life In Death By Stephanie Long Like so many other injustices, the pandemic has only magnified the problems Black people face in the death and dying space. These women are working to solve them. READ   Ruth E. Carter Is Black History, Present & Future By Venesa Coger One woman who deserves all her flowers is Ruth E. Carter, the Oscar-winning costume designer who has been part of the television and film industry for 40 years. READ   How bell hooks Raised A Generation Of Radical Feminists By Zakiya Luna This Black History Month, we look back at the late bell hooks' legacy and the inspiring women who are continuing her work. READ   A Renegotiation Of Hollywood's Black Girl "Villain" Trope By Ineye Komonibo Hollywood wanted us to believe these Black girl characters were villains. In reality, they were just right. READ   It's Time We Pay Due To The Black Latinx Music Artists Of Yesterday By Marjua Estevez Since the 1940s, Black musicians across Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean have used their talents to celebrate, honor, and defend Black people and their African heritage. READ   What We Lose When We Erase Queer Black History By Amber J. Phillips As a Black queer woman who is still in the process of searching for myself, I am constantly stumbling upon slightly cracked doors that lead to Black queer life in the legacy of some of the most legendary Black innovators of our country's history—not just during Black History Month. READ ADVERTISEMENT Loving R29 in your inbox? Check out more of our curated newsletters BROWSE NEWSLETTERS Join the Refinery29 Community VISIT REFINERY29.COM MADE WITH ♥ IN NYC © 2022 REFINERY29.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 225 BROADWAY, 23RD FLOOR. NEW YORK, NY 10007 SUPPORT@REFINERY29.COM SENT TO: EDWARDLORILLA1986.PAXFOREX@BLOGGER.COM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2022 Unsubscribe ⋅ Privacy Policy