Men Aren’t Choosing Sides on Masculinity. They’re Choosing Sides on Belonging.

As the culture war over masculinity rages online, the real shift is quieter — men retreating from ideology and back into family, faith, and neighborhood. Marcus Hart argues that’s not a retreat at all, it’s the only version of manhood that’s ever actually worked.
This Is the Summer Black Culture Stopped Waiting for an Invitation

From Essence Festival’s 32nd year in New Orleans to a five-city Midwest roadshow, Marcus Hart looks at why 2026’s wave of Black cultural festivals is about ownership as much as celebration.