ObituarySusannah McCorkleLyrical jazz singer with Billie Holiday's vulnerabilityLike many American artists, the singer Susannah McCorkle, who has committed suicide in New York at the age of 55, perfected her craft while living abroad. A keen participant in the London jazz scene during the 1970s, she honed her skills in metropolitan clubs and recorded here, before returning permanently to the United States. Always elegant, and wedded to the idea that lyrics were important, she went on to create a niche as a rewarding interpreter of show songs in New York's classiest cabarets and clubs. Read More...
America's dirty divideWomen's healthRacist advertising practices marketed vaginal cleansing products to Black women. Years later, they deal with the fallout
As someone who suffers from chronic hives and has a hormonally driven health condition, I have been on a mission to remove risky chemicals from my hygiene regimen. Phasing out toxic chemicals from my hair and beauty routine was fairly straightforward, as “clean beauty” products abound in the makeup aisle these days. Read More...
Toni Morrison: a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email With novels including Beloved and The Bluest Eye, the acclaimed author who dramatised the African American experience with fierce passion for five decades, has died aged 88
Compiled by Joe Plimmer
Main image: American Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Tue 6 Aug 2019 18. Read More...
