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The myth of the hustle has reshaped how success is measured, turning relentless productivity into a moral imperative. Within this framework, Black excellence risks becoming both a survival strategy and a standard set by systems that were never built to include Blackness. 

Ballroom was born in New York’s Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ community in the 1970s, at a time when survival often meant creating your own spaces of care, resilience, and resistance. Houses became chosen families, offering not only creativity and performance, but also protection, guidance, and solidarity.

Masculinity is a complex issue, shaped by an interplay of historical, cultural and social factors that have created limiting and distorted stereotypes. In popular culture, social expectations have helped to create images that still influence how Black men are perceived, both within their community and in wider society.We decided to publish this intimate and delicate issue to explore the roots of …