Pharrell Williams curates Time magazine edition about America’s ‘black future’
He will also release a song featuring Jay-Z on Friday.
Pharrell Williams has curated a special edition of Time magazine and announced a new song with Jay-Z.
The producer, 47, has brought together a series of essays and conversations between black figures for the project, titled The New American Revolution.
Rapper 21 Savage, Black Lives Matter activist Janaya Future Khan and journalist Imara Jones have contributed.
Tyler, The Creator and writer and director Kenya Barris also feature with an “in conversation” piece titled Why Can’t We Tell Our Stories?
Writing in Time, Williams said: “So, in assembling this project, I asked some of the most qualified people I know in every field – from Angela Davis to Tyler, The Creator, to Representative Barbara Lee – to talk with us, and with one another, about the way forward.
“I wanted to convey a vision of a future filled with the artists, creators and entrepreneurs who can fulfil the promise of this country’s principles.”
