Cool Girl” writers like Joan Didion and Eve Babitz have been endlessly marketed to women. But what truths might men learn about women—and themselves—from these books?

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

Racism was not addressed in Jean-Marie Salem's family growing up. It wasn't until she found her birth family that she felt ...

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From Black Panther to Cyborg, dive into the world of iconic Black superheroes in comics and movies. Read about their unique powers, compelling stories, and the talented actors who portrayed them.

EXCLUSIVE: In an expansion of its Lab program, the Black List has named the projects and writers for its inaugural Projects Lab. The six writers are developing feature projects they intend to direct.

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

Blacklit closed its doors after only two years because of ongoing harassment and what its owner says was a lack of support ...

A Staunton woman has evolved from a writer into an author. Kalela Williams, 45, published her first novel, “Tangleroot,” ...

She’s hired to infiltrate a group of eco activists in southern France, who’ve formed a kind of cult around a famous philosopher ... the imagination of many writers, including Charlotte ...

They did this to ensure their works would be taken seriously. A French novelist, George Sand was famous for her novels like Indiana and Lélia. She adopted a male pseudonym to challenge the conventions ...