Trying to Parent My Black Teenagers Through Protest and Pandemic
“This is the world I let be created. They know this. They blame me for it. They are right. Also, would you like dinner? What movie should we watch?”
How Tarell Alvin McCraney Moved from ‘Moonlight’ to Broadway
Carvell Wallace profiles the playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose ‘Choir Boy’ opened last week at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Mahershala Ali Thinks We Can Still Make this Country Great
Even though his first and last names get him profiled, even after working on four seasons of the dark political TV series House of Cards, Moonlight‘s star Mahershala Ali feels hopeful about America’s future.
The Roots of Cowboy Music
At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, writer Carvell Wallace reflects on what it means to be black and American.
The Lonely Hurt of Beautiful Things
“Being black, and thinking about race all the time, means that there’s a moment where you start to worry that you’re just making things up, imagining racial problems where none exist.”
