BlackTold: 33 Dynamic Essays from Andscape

A collection of the best essays and articles that have been published on Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)―curated by Steve Reiss, Andscape’s Executive Editor of Culture and Enterprise, and featuring an introduction by Raina Kelley, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief.

BlackTold: 33 Dynamic Essays from Andscape, is a collection of the most dynamic articles to have been published on the ESPN’s Andscape.com, a multi-media platform that publishes content exploring how race and identity impact American culture. Timely and relevant, BlackTold covers current events such as the BLM movement, the Covid-19 pandemic, race and the NFL, and more. These essays include:

· “George Floyd’s mother was not there, but he used her as a sacred invocation”
· “How Black Utah Jazz players embraced Salt Lake City”
· “Can a black heroine fix the racist stereotypes infecting ‘King Kong’?”

Steve Reiss is the Executive Editor for Culture and Enterprise at Andscape. He has held leadership positions at many of the leading journalism outlets in the U.S., including the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, Crain Communications, and ESPN. He has worked with several winners of the Pulitzer Prize and of numerous other awards. He is the editor of the New York Times bestseller The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up The World.