November 2021
Events
- November 2, 2021Eric Adams Elected Mayor of New York City
Eric Adams, a Brooklyn Borough President and retired NYPD captain, was elected Mayor of New York City, becoming only the second Black mayor in the city's history. A vegan and fitness advocate, Adams ran on a platform of public safety and economic recovery.
- November 3, 2021'The Harder They Fall' — All-Black Western Premieres on Netflix
Jeymes Samuel's 'The Harder They Fall,' starring Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, and Zazie Beetz, premiered on Netflix. The stylized Western centered entirely on Black historical figures from the American West and was celebrated as a reclamation of the genre.
- November 5, 2021Summer Walker's 'Still Over It' Breaks Streaming Records
Summer Walker's second studio album 'Still Over It' broke the first-week streaming record for an R&B female artist upon release, topping the Billboard 200 and confirming Walker as one of the most commercially successful R&B artists of her generation.
- November 10, 2021Rebecca Hall's 'Passing' Adapts Nella Larsen's Classic Novel
Rebecca Hall's directorial debut 'Passing,' starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga, adapted Nella Larsen's 1929 novel about racial passing and identity. Shot in black and white, the film premiered at Sundance, received Netflix distribution, and earned two Academy Award nominations.