--- description: Pharrell Williams curated a series of essays and conversations examining America's oppressive past—and the potential for a more equitable future. title: The New American Revolution: By Pharrell Williams and More image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfd799e0ff5bff00/698a11808fd2ee4f7c361a96/the-new-american-revolution-black-leaders.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  Illustrations by Alexis Franklin for TIMEAlexis Franklin # The New American Revolution A special project, curated by Pharrell Williams, that examines America’s oppressive past—and the potential for an equitable future. ## Articles *  [Pharrell Williams: America's Past and Present Are Racist. We Deserve a Black Future](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880929/pharrell-williams-black-future/) byPharrell Williams with Michael Harriot *  [Pharrell and Jay-Z’s New Song ‘Entrepreneur’ Is a Celebration of Black Ambition](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5881130/entrepreneur-pharrell-jay-z-listen/) byAndrew R. Chow *  [The Story Behind TIME's 'The New American Revolution' Cover](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5881265/story-behind-time-new-american-revolution-cover/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [Angela Davis In Conversation With Yara Shahidi: 'We're Doing Today What Should Have Started 150 Years Ago'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880933/angela-davis-yara-shahidi-blm-activism/) byAngela Davis and Yara Shahidi *  [Imara Jones: Why Black Trans Women Are Essential to Our Future](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880964/imara-jones-black-trans-women/) byImara Jones *  [Barbara Lee In Conversation With Jamaal Bowman: 'You Can't Start in the Middle When You're Trying to Pass a Policy'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880943/jamaal-bowman-barbara-lee-policy-racism/) byBarbara Lee and Jamaal Bowman *  [Kenya Barris In Conversation With Tyler, The Creator: 'Why Can't We Tell Our Stories?'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880998/tyler-the-creator-kenya-barris-art/) byKenya Barris and Tyler, the Creator *  [Danielle Geathers: How Advocating for Change Helped Me Become the First Black Woman Student Body President at MIT](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880954/danielle-geathers-mit/) byDanielle Geathers *  [Mikey Williams In Conversation With Naomi Osaka: 'We're Young Black Athletes. We Have Spotlights On Us'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880993/naomi-osaka-mikey-williams-black-athletes/) byNaomi Osaka and Mikey Williams *  [Tyree Boyd-Pates In Conversation With Geoffrey Canada: 'America's Future Is Predicated on Knowing the Full History'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880936/rethinking-education-race/) byTyree Boyd-Pates and Geoffrey Canada *  [Janaya Future Khan: 'Our Job Is to Make Revolution Irresistible'](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880960/janaya-future-khan-black-lives-matter/) byJanaya Future Khan *  [Dr. Otis Brawley In Conversation With Douglas Brooks: ‘We Don’t Need to Reform Health Care—We Need to Transform Health Care’](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5881176/how-to-transform-health-care/) byDouglas Brooks and Otis Brawley *  [Nikkolas Smith: Art Can Help Show That Black Lives Matter. It Can Also Lead to Activism](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880948/nikkolas-smith-art-activism/) byNikkolas Smith *  [21 Savage: For Black Americans to Undo Centuries of Racist Policies, We Need Financial Literacy](/collections/the-new-american-revolution/5880957/21-savage-financial-literacy/) by21 Savage The New American Revolution: By Pharrell Williams and More ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-new-american-revolution/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-new-american-revolution/"},"headline":"The New American Revolution","description":"A special project, curated by Pharrell Williams, that examines America’s oppressive past—and the potential for an equitable future.","url":"https://time.com/collections/the-new-american-revolution/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:26.361Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:26.100Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":14,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfd799e0ff5bff00/698a11808fd2ee4f7c361a96/the-new-american-revolution-black-leaders.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-new-american-revolution/","name":"The New American Revolution"}}]}] ```