No artist has explored the contradictions of humanity as sympathetically and critically as the Japanese animation legend. Now, at 80, he’s coming out of retirement with another movie.
By Ligaya Mishan
PhotoCreditPhotograph by Cheril Sanchez. Styled by Yohana Lebasi
Films like ‘Us’ and the recent sequel to ‘Candyman’ are part of a much longer tradition of storytelling, one that often wrestles with the gruesome history of racism.
By Gabrielle Bellot, Renee Cox and Danielle McKinney
In our 2021 Greats issue, on newsstands Oct. 17, T celebrates four talents — an actress, an artist, a playwright and a fashion designer — who have helped make and change the culture.
The comedian looks back on her years working on the career-defining show and demonstrates her trademark wit.
By André Wheeler
Histories and Happenings
PhotoCreditPhotograph by Austin Hansen, used by permission of the Estate of Austin Hansen. Photo courtesy of the Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
In the early 20th century, the building became a meeting place for many of the writers, artists, actors and activists who defined a new and vibrant Black culture.
The writer and director Karen Cinorre and the cinematographer Sam Levy met in a college film class over 20 years ago. More recently, they collaborated on Cinorre’s first feature.
Long sidelined, these narratives are ascendant in the culture, and offer an elastic yet demanding view of what it might take for Americans — and their nation — to heal.
By Emily Lordi, David Leggett and Shadi Al-Atallah
