It seems like Vivica A. Fox has done it all. The actor, producer, and author has managed to maintain a successful career in Hollywood all while establishing business ventures and expanding her presence to daytime TV.

Jamila Woods’s sophomore album, Legacy Legacy, due May 10, functions as a tribute to black writers and musicians who came before her. Each track is named after—and devoted to—legends identifiable by one name: Giovanni, Zora, Betty, Miles.

Tati Gabrielle, a 23-year-old actor from San Francisco, is well versed in dressing fly. By day, she has a keen eye for detail and refined classics; as the vengeful witch Prudence on Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, she’s used to wearing intricate vintage dresses in dark colors with a mysterious, feminine…

Alfre Woodard is officially part of the latest romantic comedy revival. In the Netflix film Juanita, she plays the titular character, a mother of three adult kids. Bored with the mundanity of life, she takes off from work (and from her children) to experience a spiritual and sexual awakening. Blair Underwood co-stars…

A few days after the Oscars, the iconic actor and musician Queen Latifah visited New York City as part of her new partnership with Cigna, in which she’s promoting a healthy lifestyle. True to form, though, we were a bit more interested in her cheats—she loves a Girl Scout Cookie, a woman of our own heart—and asked her…

Drag Race alum Aja may be best known for their unbridled opinions, excellent ensembles, and the ability to dip from great heights, but performing in drag for Aja was just a stepping stone towards their larger goal of becoming a rapper.

In 2015, a video of then-eight-year-old Desmond Napoles dancing in rainbow tulle at New York City’s Pride Parade went viral. Soon after, a family friend created the Facebook page Desmond is Amazing, and Desmond’s ascent as an inspiring drag tween was solidified. Last month Desi, as his mom Wendy calls him, took us…

Incoming Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s kids warmed our cold, brittle hearts by dabbing while their mom cast her vote for House speaker. Please enjoy.

In celebration of Ted Cruz’s 48th birthday on Saturday, we thought it would be very appropriate to create this little reminder of just how nearly invisible and weirdly shaped his mouth is.

Manila Luzon knows how to turn a look. Here, she tells us how to make a bold entrance into a contentious room, something she probably knows something about from her years on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Manila Luzon, the Los Angeles-based drag queen who came this close to winning RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3, is back this Friday for her second appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars. Luzon, best known for her hot glued outfits and black and blonde striped wigs, came through the Jezebel offices last week to talk…

Brooklyn is home to some of the most stylish people in the world, easy.
And it’s where I discovered and honed my own style aesthetic. Back in 2009, when I first moved to New York City from Atlanta, all of my money went to thrifting and I was a serious vintage shopper, which the borough offered some of the best. I…

Kerin Rose Gold is unmistakeable, and vibrant. Her perfect orange mane, eccentric colorful style, and bubbly persona are singular in an oversaturated fashion industry and, as the creator and proprietor of A-Morir eyewear and studios, have helped to solidify her place within it.

You may know 25-year-old Blair Imani for her activism during the 2016 Alton Sterling protests in Baton Rouge, and perhaps also for the time she came out as a queer Muslim on Tucker Carlson Tonight. But as of late, she’s channeled years of activism and advocacy work into a new project: Modern Herstory, an illustrated…

Fatima Jamal’s confidence is infectious. In life and on social media, the artist and dancer boldly asserts her presence, unbothered by any opinions but her own. Her self-assuredness comes, in part, from her journey towards self-acceptance, and when Jezebel sat with her at her home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, last month, it…

The Trump administration’s so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy has led to a sharp increase in immigrant arrests at the border and a truly staggering level of human suffering. But the threat posed to immigrants by this administration is not limited to the border: in New York City, despite its status as a…

Abortion bans do not stop people from terminating their pregnancies; this was true before Roe v. Wade and it remains true today, both in the United States and globally. Some women will manage to do this safely on their own, while others will not. Some will have the money to access the procedure regardless of its legal…

Suzi Analogue’s unapologetic creativity is evident as a producer of electronic music and proprietor of the record label Never Normal Records. When Jezebel recently caught up with her in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, she also talked to us about how that all translates into her unique personal style.

DJ Riobamba is a scion of New York City DJ culture, well known for her festive reggaeton and other Latin music mixes, but she also uses her platform to speak up for marginalized voices. In August, Jezebel met up with the Ecuadorian-Lithuanian DJ at her home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, to talk about her music, style and…

Therese Patricia Okoumou became known for her climb up the Statue of Liberty, in protest against the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the United States-Mexico border. But outside of that daring act on July 4th 2018, Okoumou has spent several years involved in activism and protests…