May 2021

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel premiered on Amazon Prime as a limited series. The visually stunning miniseries won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series and brought national attention to the novel's surrealist retelling of slavery and escape.

Haitian-Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open and later the Wimbledon tournament, publicly disclosing her struggles with depression and anxiety. Her decision sparked a global conversation about athlete mental health, particularly the pressures faced by Black women athletes.