Substacks recommended by Danielle A. Scruggs

Recommended by Danielle A. Scruggs

Sam Bailey

Writer. Director. Storyteller. General Dissenter. Bred in Chicago. Currently in my nomad phase.

Black Coworker

By BlackCoworker

For the Black Girls at Work.

Naked Acts of Love

By Bridgett M. Davis

Exploring my journey of grief, healing & acceptance through storytelling.

YES, HONEY

By Felicia Pride

YES, HONEY is like the group chat meets your favorite auntie’s living room—a smart, sassy editorial hangout for Black women 40+ and those who love us, serving up stories, truths, curated recs, and real connections worth celebrating.

rent free.

By ayan artan

a culture newsletter that's all about the films, books, shows and conversations that have embedded themselves in my mind, rent free. if you think media literacy is hot, welcome. you can follow me on instagram @itsayanartan; i'm fun on all apps.

Who knows.

Welcome to Creative Matters! So thrilled to have you here. Stay in the loop with our podcast, "This is How We Create," right in your inbox. In this newsletter, we share themes, knowledge, and advice gleaned from our guests.

A valuable compendium of advice and insights from Black and brown people working in creative fields!

- Danielle A. Scruggs

The Gloomy Girl Variety Show with Freda Epum

Toxic Femininity by Amber J. Phillips

By Amber J. Phillips for Toxic Femininity

Think of this body of work as Black Femme Lesbian Folklore through the gaze of a Midwestern raised churchy lover girl with an attitude problem.

Mamiya Diaries

By Celeste Noche

Notes from a photographer, trading her rose-colored shades for a wide lens.

Please Hustle Responsibly

By Angela Hollowell

The community where underrepresented creative entrepreneurs learn, grow, and connect.

pop tabs

By Eve L. Ewing

overwrought & overthought nerd stuff & pop culture because my friends are tired of getting my rambling 2 AM texts about darth maul

What I'm Reading

By Phil Lewis

An award-winning newsletter that shares some of the most interesting and informative news stories about the Black experience in America. 2024 Webby Award honoree.

big black commentary

By Andrew Ricketts

reviewing black culture. slowly and mercifully.

Madwomen & Muses

By Angelica Jade Bastién

This is a newsletter about culture, cinema history, anime, and surviving with mental illness from the perspective of a black Southern gentlewoman. For the yearners, the lovers, and the mad.

Angelica Jade Bastien is one of the premier film critics working today. If you want to learn more about analyzing film and how film culture relates to our current sociopolitical climate, her work is necessary reading!

- Danielle A. Scruggs

THIS JUST IN

By Justin Simien

I'm Justin Simien, the filmmaker behind Dear White People, Bad Hair, Disney Haunted Mansion and Hollywood Black. Let's connect!

Cool People Have Feelings, Too

By Marya E. Gates

Home of the Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. Here you will find writing about films directed by women, silent cinema, and other esoteric (mostly) film related stuff.

Hung Up

By hunter harris

Movies, tv, the celebrity industrial complex, and personal pop culture obsessions. Delivered twice a week to your inbox, written by Hunter Harris.

Scholastic Terror(ism)

By OAK

Welding language like the hammer that it is.

Oriana Koren is an incredible scholar, thinker, and visual storyteller whose thoughts on culture, politics, art, and revolution are indispensable.

- Danielle A. Scruggs

Defying Gentrification, Crafting Liberation

By Kristen Jeffers

One of the handful of urbanist media platforms run by a Black person, and proabably the only one with a queer, disabled, feminist currently based in DC who is trying to bring more fiber crafts to the city. I'm Kristen, nice to meet you.