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Roxane Gay talks Kelis’s farm and the beauty of homegrown food
Jul 31, 2021 17 min<p>Kelis is a pop star most widely known for her 2003 hit single, “Milkshake.” She’s still performing, but her talents and interests extend beyond the music world. A few years ago, she and her husband bought a farm outside L.A. and started living off the land.</p> <p> </p> <p>Best-selling author Roxane Gay wrote about Kelis’s experience running the farm for <a href="https://apple.news/ACqmxb5azQAS2ioVhOHGY7g">Harper’s Bazaar</a>. In her article, Gay explores why Kelis started farming and the freedom it has brought her. Gay also looks at the barriers that often stand between Black people and homegrown food. Gay’s article, called “How Kelis Remixed Her Life,” is available to read (and listen to) in Apple News+.</p>
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Allison P. Davis on how Zola’s Twitter thread became a movie
Jul 3, 2021 24 min<p>A’Ziah King, also known as Zola, went viral on Twitter back in 2015. Her series of 148 tweets detailed a mostly true story about a trip down to Florida for an exotic-dancing gig that went awry. A film, titled ‘Zola’ and directed by Janicza Bravo, has now been made based on that viral Twitter thread. </p> <p> </p> <p>Allison P. Davis, a features writer at <a href="https://apple.news/AXAnZN6x5StuFaVRUc6y_uA">New York Magazine</a>, recently profiled Zola. Davis details how many different interests tried to take control of Zola’s story during the filmmaking process — and how Zola feels the final product centers her voice. Davis’s article, called “The Real Zola,” is available to read (and listen to) in Apple News+.</p>
