Morgan Jerkins
Contributor
Morgan Jerkins is the Senior Culture Editor at ESPN's The Undefeated. Her latest book is the novel Caul Baby.
How One Writer Tackles the Complexities of Sex and Slavery
In new novel Zeal, Morgan Jerkins reclaims the narratives of enslaved women, portraying them not just as victims of history, but as complex, fully realized individuals with dreams, desires, and inner lives.
Justice for Law Roach
Nona Willis Aronowitz Knows Good (and Bad) Sex
In her new book, the writer delves into her personal history and how there can be “no sexual liberation without abortion rights and bodily autonomy.”
Zazie Beetz Has Arrived
You might know her from the hit series Atlanta. But you’re about to know her from everywhere. A Jay-Z–produced western. An assassin thriller opposite Brad Pitt. Zazie Beetz is here to stay.
I Would Like to Be a Mom One Day, and This Terrifies Me
On the beauty and precariousness of Black motherhood.
Where Family History is Unknown, Morgan Jerkins Charts Her Own
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, the writer examines the silence around origin stories—and the need to look back in order to move forward.
Farewell My (2 Dope) Queens!
Solange's New Album Is Not for Everyone
And that's the way it should be.
