A GAMER’S SECRET LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH
To his mother, David Hance was a shy, nerdy kid from the Bronx who had an unhealthy obsession with video games. To everyone else, he was Allied—a world-class esports champion, whose boisterous live-streams garnered thousands of views. For years, Hance navigated these disparate identities with ease. But then, at age 24, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.
HOW BLACK AMERICANS WERE ROBBED OF THEIR LAND
Over the course of the 20th century, black Americans have lost approximately 12 million acres of land. This mass land dispossession—a war waged by deed of title, which has affected 98 percent of black farmers—can only be called theft.
RED BULL MUSIC: AFROPUNK
Tribeca Film Festival selection*
Jocelyn Cooper left the top of music industry to start a movement. She is a partner in AFROPUNK, a festival that unifies people through music, film, skate, and art. Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
WHEN CAMERAS CATCH POLICE VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS
TIME interviews people whose assaults by police officers were caught on camera. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Information Technology Jessica Tisch weigh in. Co-produced with TIME Video Journalist Francesca Trianni.
FIVE STAR FRAUD: HOW ONLINE SELLERS CHEAT THE SYSTEM
An investigation into how the five-star review system got co-opted by fraudsters looking to sell cheap products.
BLACK MILLENNIALS ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF TRAVEL
Young African Americans are using social media to reach all parts of the world, and have spurred the Black Travel Movement
THE MAN WHO FILMED THE ERIC GARNER VIDEO
Winner of World Press Photo’s First Prize in Short Documentary*
TIME interviews the man who captured a fatal incident between Eric Garner and NYPD officers. Directed by TIME’s Deputy Director of Photography and Visual Enterprise, Paul Moakley.
NEWS & CULTURE
Koroma’s reporting at TIME, The Atlantic, and Red Bull Music spanned topics from gaming to police misconduct. Her work premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, and earned a World Press Photo First Prize in the Short Documentary category.
THE WOMEN PIONEERING THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRY
Boeing Defense, Space and Security CEO Leanne Caret, and Engility CEO Lynn Dugle share their stories.
COVERAGE OF MICHAEL BROWN PROTESTS IN FERGUSON
A look at the protests happening in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown. St. Louis native and Civil Rights activist Dick Gregory describes the pain coming from the Ferguson community. And a TIME camera crew stayed with demonstrators and protestors deciding whether to flee or fight, as Ferguson braced for the clock to strike midnight.
