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Here's how changes to 'The Little Mermaid' inspired one mom to reflect on her relationship with Black characters of the 90s.

For all the historical acclaim a journalist may have gained by being their newspaper’s first Black employee or by broadcasting brutality, that praise does little for the person trying to pay their rent. It does not even offer job security. Despite his many achievements, Lomax lost more than one job. But Lomax’s life is not only a reminder of the stark difficulties of media and of the protections writers deserve.

The Next Great Image Makers Four young photographers talk creativity, opportunity and race. From top, the photographers Kennedi Carter, Ahmad Barber and Donté Maurice of AB+DM, and Quil Lemons are creating new paradigms of fashion and beauty on magazine covers, in photo shoots and via social media. And they are just getting started. Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times By Teddy Tinson May 20, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET In the wake of the social justice movement and the pandemic, a new generation of image-makers is reinventing the look and feel of fashion media. Among those challenging antiqu...

“Footaction’s goal is to continually inspire and facilitate self-expression for our consumers while always striving for our shared belief of equality,” says Patrick Walsh, VP, and GM of Footaction. “The #No1WaySeeing Black campaign is rooted in the fact that we see you, and we are committed to celebrating the diversity within the Black community every day.” The Black-owned brands highlighted during this month support socially conscious missions in Humanize My Hoodie, Support Black Colleges, and more. These brands will continue to be sold at Footaction future-forward and will join th...

Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/947221309/947242783" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" GREGORY WARNER, HOST: This is ROUGH TRANSLATON from NPR. I'm Gregory Warner. And before we get to today's episode, I just want to celebrate a milestone for everybody here. We brought you more episodes of ROUGH TRANSLATION in 2020 than any year since we launched. We did that despite a pandemic but also I have to admit because of the pandemic. The thesis of ROUGH TRANSLATION, after all, is that the obstacles we face around the wor...