Dream McClinton is a freelance writer based in New York City
December 2021
Hank Willis Thomas: ‘The slave era is not something that is in the past’
The artist discusses his new exhibition which mixes American flags with prison uniforms to examine whether the land of the free is really free for all
September 2021
Fugees return to New York for their first gig in 15 years … after a three-hour wait
The rap trio kick off their just-announced world tour to an eager audience but fall into old habits of tardiness
‘They created a new blueprint’: the legacy of Blaxploitation film posters
The genre, which some find tasteless and others empowering, is being explored at a new exhibition with a focus on poster designs
‘They sacrificed their freedom’: remembering incarcerated black activists
Artist Sophia Dawson has created artwork using correspondence and ephemera from jailed activists to call attention to their situation, past and present
August 2021
‘It was really sad’: inside the disastrous downfall of the Alliance of American Football
In the shocking new documentary Alliances Broken, the behind-the-scenes story of ‘the Fyre festival of sports’ is brought to light
July 2021
‘Things are changing and it’s optimistic’: a celebration of contemporary African art
Three Black artists, African and African American, explore common lineage and traditions
‘People don’t realize the realities of prison’: telling Kalief Browder’s devastating story through art
Artist Coby Kennedy constructed a plexiglass cell to show people the confined space that a wrongly imprisoned teen was placed in for almost two years at Rikers Island
Song of the summer 2021: our writers pick their favourite tracks
From Olivia Rodrigo to Leon Bridges to Bo Burnham, Guardian critics recommend their most played songs of the season
June 2021
‘We’re working towards Afrofuturism’: inside a radical new NFT exhibition
The world’s first physical gallery for NFTs is hosting a new exhibition, curated by a 17-year-old artist, centered on Black creativity and liberation
May 2021
‘It’s how we know who we are’: behind a docuseries on African American food
In Netflix’s High on the Hog, an often misunderstood or untold history of Black food is investigated with the help of culinary historian Dr Jessica Harris
April 2021
‘It’s a massive injustice’: inside a film on the dangers of overpopulation
‘Treasure the small moments’: the Netflix series on long-lasting love
March 2021
'You are so missed': voicemails remember people of color murdered by law enforcement
An online audio project is collating birthday messages to focus on the lives of those black and brown people killed by police
February 2021
'He's a symbol of resistance': the true story of 'Black Messiah' Fred Hampton
The Oscar-tipped new drama Judas and the Black Messiah recalls the life and early death of a Black Panther leader
August 2020
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's WAP should be celebrated, not scolded
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The hit collaboration between the two rappers has become a belated song of the summer, empowering women and enraging prudes along the way
October 2019
Unnatural Selection: the eye-opening Netflix docuseries on gene editing
Film-makers Joe Egender and Leeor Kaufman talk about their revealing four-part series about major advances in genetics
September 2019
Traveling While Black: behind the eye-opening VR documentary on racism in America
In the Emmy-nominated virtual reality project, viewers are given an immersive historical experience on the depressingly topical dangers of being black in America
July 2019
Song of the summer 2019: our writers pick their favourite tracks
From Taylor Swift to Goldlink, Guardian critics highlight their favourite songs of the season
June 2019
Trevor Noah on Kamala Harris: ‘She bussed Biden right out of the debate’
Defacement: the tragic story of Basquiat's most personal painting
