Author: Celiece Channet

How Black & Brown Women Are Reclaiming Roller Skating Culture

How Black & Brown Women Are Reclaiming Roller Skating Culture

Amy Collado is wearing gold hoop earrings, a blue bandana, and vintage-style glasses for our Zoom conversation. She’s sitting in front of a collection of records and a poster of André 3000, and I feel like I’ve travelled back in time. She’s like that cool young tía that we all grew […]

Life After #BlackOutTuesday: Who Kept Their Promises?

Life After #BlackOutTuesday: Who Kept Their Promises?

R29Unbothered continues its look at Black culture’s tangled history of Black identity, beauty, and contributions to the culture. In 2021, we’re giving wings to our roots, learning and unlearning our stories, and celebrating where Black past, present and future meet. Six years after the world watched Eric Garner yell, “I can’t breathe” 11 times […]

You’re Going To Hear About Nomadland All Awards Season — Here’s How It Got Made

You’re Going To Hear About Nomadland All Awards Season — Here’s How It Got Made

We often hear about actors spending months, even years getting into character. What we don’t often get a chance to see, however, is how some directors use similar methods to research and live the stories they tell on camera. In order to give the critically-acclaimed Nomadland its docudrama feel, Chinese […]

Serena Williams Is The GOAT. Why Is That So Hard For Some People To Say?

Serena Williams Is The GOAT. Why Is That So Hard For Some People To Say?

Over 15 years into her career, Serena Williams still dominates on the tennis court. She has won 23 Grand Slam titles (each one at least three times), 72 Women’s Tennis Association titles, and four Olympic gold medals. It’s hard not to argue that she’s the greatest of all time. And […]