Taryn Finley

1 month ago | refinery29.com | Taryn Finley

Story from UnbotheredADVERTISEMENTDespite a new WNBA season, Angel Reese is facing the same old, tired mess. The Chicago Sky faced the Indiana Fever in Saturday’s anticipated season opener. But what dominated post-game conversations wasn’t the 93-58 blowout in the Fever’s favor, but one play between Reese and Caitlin Clark. At the end of the third quarter, Clark received a flagrant foul after slapping Reese’s arm as she tried to go up for a lay up, causing the 6’3” athlete to fall.

1 month ago | contrabandcamp.com | Taryn Finley

In Gullah Geechee communities, a "tell-it" was a designated lookout, community warning system and the most trusted source for news and information. The Tell-It Report is ContrabandCamp’s weekly roundup of the Black stories that deserve more attention — from politics to entertainment. This week marked yet another series of fallouts from the Trump administration’s attack on DEI.

1 month ago | refinery29.com | Taryn Finley

Story from UnbotheredADVERTISEMENTA 12-foot-tall bronze statue in Times Square is revealing exactly what people feel about Black women. Some folks on social media have called the statue “disrespectful,” “fat, Black and ugly” and even “monstrous.” Others have even likened its features to the racist mammy trope that dominated media during the Jim Crow era. The commentary has been alarming and unfortunate. It felt like there was a bigger issue at play, so I decided to go see the statue myself.

1 month ago | ourtimepress.com | Taryn Finley

by Taryn FinleyCelebrities, stylists and journalists flocked the navy carpet at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday evening, pristinely dressed in an effort to pay homage to Black dandyism. Though it’s always a treat to see our favorite celebrities dressed to the nines, the sweetest glory lies in the halls of the museum with “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”Upon walking into the exhibition, co-curated by professor and author Monica L. Miller, it’s hard to see anything or anyone else but the art.

1 month ago | refinery29.com | Taryn Finley

The 2025 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, best known as the Met Gala — and the biggest night in fashion — was held on Monday, May 5. This year’s theme was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” It was an ode to Black dandyism in all of its refined and sophisticated glory. The theme was inspired by Barnard professor and guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.