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  • Jamila Woods. Black woman with black dredlocs in white tank top and blue denim shorts sings into black microphone on black stand in front of blue lights.

    Jamila Woods' New Album 'LEGACY! LEGACY!' Channels Black Creatives

    The Chicago singer and poet teased her second full-length record by releasing a music video for “ZORA,” named after the iconic author.

    Sameer Rao Feb 6, 2019 2:17PM EST
    Black woman in white tank top with black letters in front of green grass and shrubs and pink mini-pool and brown and grey houses

    WATCH: Jamila Woods and Chance the Rapper Showcase Beauty of Windy City in 'LSD' Video

    The video—which depicts friends of color enjoying a chill BBQ—was written by Chicago Public Schools students.

    Sameer Rao Aug 15, 2017 4:19PM EDT
    Black-and-white photo of Black woman in dark sweater and patterned skirt behind black typewriter with white paper in front of bookshelf,

    Celebrate Gwendolyn Brooks' Legacy With This Cleverly Animated Short

    The Poetry Foundation recognizes the first Black Pulitzer-winning poet on what would be her 100th birthday with an animated version of her 1959 poem, “We Real Cool.”

    Sameer Rao Jun 7, 2017 5:16PM EDT
    Black woman with white-blue dreadlocks in black shirt in front of brown wall; Black man in black suit and baseball cap in front of white wall with black text

    Chance the Rapper and Jamila Woods Want Chicago Students to Create Their Next Music Video

    The native Chicagoans are collecting “LSD” video treatment submissions from local high school students.

    Sameer Rao May 24, 2017 2:54PM EDT
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    Fatimah Asghar on Why Her New Web Series is a Love Letter to 'Brown Girls' Everywhere

    “I want people to see the joy of being a person of color, the joy of these communities, the joy of this friendship.”

    Joshua Adams Jan 30, 2017 1:37PM EST
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    In Trying Times, Some Songs for Healing and Persevering

    From Run the Jewels to Solange, we offer our favorite artists’ work to help process the rage and hopelessness you might be feeling right now.

    Sameer Rao Nov 10, 2016 12:36PM EST
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