Hanna Phifer is a journalist and culture writer whose work explores the connections between pop culture, Blackness, queerness, and womanhood. Email me if you’re interested in:
Celebrity Profiles/Interviews
Erika Alexander Is Always the Maverick — Harper’s Bazaar
India.Arie Talks Returning to Spotify: ‘I Deserve My Checks’ -- Billboard
How Ms. Pat Gets It Done — The Cut
The 1619 Project Isn’t Going Anywhere — Harper’s Bazaar
Kenya Barris Defends His Brand of Comedy: ‘Have You Ever Looked at the Mona Lisa?’ — Rolling Stone
Terence Nance is Back With Season 2 of ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ — All Arts
Keke Palmer On Disrupting The Status Quo, Prejudice In The Industry — Net-a-Porter
The Internet’s Syd on New Solo Album “Broken Hearts Club” and Figuring Out Who She Is — Teen Vogue
Simone Biles On The Tokyo Games & Being A Voice For The Voiceless — Net - a - Porter
Passing Director Rebecca Hall On Uncovering Her Family Heritage — Net - a - Porter
Centre Stage with MJ Rodriguez — Soho House
Cast ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’s’ Dominique Fishback in Everything — ZORA
Other Profiles/Interviews
How a Poet Made One of the Most Anticipated Films of the Year — Haper’s Bazaar
Why Ami Colé Founder Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye Never Quit -- xoNecole
When His Cancer Came Back, They Planned Their Viral Wedding Of A Lifetime In A Week -- xoNecole
What Is A ‘Black’ Film? Maya Cade’s Black Film Archive Has An Answer -- xoNecole
'P-Valley's Katori Hall On What We Can Expect in Season 2 -- xoNecole
Culture Criticism
Remember when Will Smith’s ‘Fresh Prince’ wardrobe broke boundaries? — CNN
Michael B. Jordan Is a Tribute to the Leading Black Actors of Yesteryear — Okayplayer
Why Do So Many Black Women Keep Working With Chris Brown? -- Refinery 29
We Need To Talk About 2000s Video Vixens' Influence On Pop Culture — xoNecole
Movie Celebrates Emmett Till as Beloved Black Boy Before Lynching — National Catholic Reporter
We Don’t Have To Mourn Our Oppressors — xoNecole
The Legacy Of Brandy & Whitney's Black 'Cinderella' — xoNecole
Wendy Williams Deserves her Flowers — Even If You Don’t Like Her — Andscape
Kanye West’s Harassment of Kim Kardashian Is Not a Joke — Elle
How Gabrielle Union's ‘Bring It On’ Character Represented Black Girlhood — NYLON
Men, It’s Time to Free Those Thighs — Harper’s Bazaar
Personal Essays
Why Did Joyce Carol Vincent Die Alone? — Hazlitt
The Destructive Power Of 'Purity' Culture — xoNecole
I’ve Always Wanted Kids, But Now I’m Not Sure It's Safe — xoNecole
Author Profiles
Nikki Giovanni’s Extraterrestrial Adventures — Oxford American
'I Have This Thing About Water': An Interview with Zalika Reid-Benta — Hazlitt
KevOnStage And His Wife Melissa Don’t Want To Be “Relationship Goals” — xoNecole
'Honey & Spice' Author Bolu Babalola’s Hopeful Romance — xoNecole
Fariha Róisín Discusses 'Who Is Wellness For?' - NYLON
Seen and Unseen; An interview With The Authors of a New Book on Police Abuse Footage — New Inquiry
For Angela Davis and Gina Dent, Abolition Is the Only Way — Harper’s Bazaar
‘Black Girl, Call Home’ Helped Jasmine Mans Show Up for the Women in Her Life — ZORA
Music Reviews
Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine Is For Hot Girls With “Anxiety” — xoNecole
We Are Still Under SZA's CTRL — xoNecole
Politics
Wendy Davis on Her 2013 Texas Abortion Filibuster, The Dobbs Decision, and More — Teen Vogue
The DSA Is at a Crossroads Over Palestine — The Nation
I Signed the New York Times Open Letter. I Have More to Say. — The Nation
EXCLUSIVE: Stacey Abrams On What’s At Stake For Black Women Voters — xoNecole
The Violence Against Women Act Isn’t Enough to Protect Women — Refinery29
For Black Women In Peril When Representation Isn't Enough — xoNecole
The Empty Accolade of Surviving State Violence — Refinery29
Oral History
She Was Everything: The Oral History of Aaliyah’s ‘Miss You’ Music Video -- Rolling Stones