Taryn Finley

Multimedia Journalist

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Feature writing

“I’m Not Afraid Any More.” Joy Sunday On Wednesday & Growth Between Seasons, Refinery29

Michelle Williams and Andra Day Offer Hope With Gripping Performance at the U.N., Essence

In ‘Sing Sing,’ Black And Brown Men At Play Are The Key To Liberation, HuffPost

Women's Basketball Is Having A Moment, But We Need To Check 1 Thing, HuffPost

 

Mara Brock Akil Broke The Mold For Black Characters On TV — And She Isn’t Done Yet, HuffPost

What Cancel Culture Was Meant To Be, HuffPost

Ari Lennox Is In Her ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Season — And Healing Old Wounds At The Same Time, HuffPost

Big Freedia, Queen Of Bounce Music, Is Taking A Victory Lap, HuffPost

 

Reporting

How Black Culture Rang Loudly Through Fashion And Music During Juneteenth Weekend, Essence

How 2 Pandemics Made Way For A Reckoning In Black Media, HuffPost

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre And What Survivors And Descendants Are Owed, HuffPost

The Complicated Significance Of Tyler Perry, HuffPost

 

Essays

I Saw My Family In Sinners & Its Success Can’t Be Undermined, Refinery29

Tracee Ellis Ross’ Solo Traveling Taught Me That I’m My Own Best Travel Partner, Refinery29

It Shouldn't Be This Hard To Be A Hip-Hop Fan — But It Is, HuffPost

The Healing Power Of Cocky Black Women In Hip-Hop, HuffPost

Girl, Why The F**k Can’t I Stop Listening To This Beyoncé Album?, HuffPost

What Chadwick Boseman Taught Us About Black History, HuffPost

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