Tomi Obaro
Tomi Obaro is a senior culture editor for BuzzFeed and is based in New York.
Contact this reporter at tomi.obaro@buzzfeed.com
12 Accomplished Authors Give Their Book Recommendations
Each month this year, we asked writers like Meg Wolitzer, Tayari Jones, and Sloane Crosley what they’ve been reading. Here are their picks.
Tomi Obaro
• 7 hours ago
Like Everyone Else In The Aughts, I Loved Norah Jones
Reviewers dismissed Jones’ first two albums as Starbucks music, but there’s no denying how popular they were.
Tomi Obaro
• 14 days ago
Will John Legend Ever Make Interesting Music Again?
The R&B singer, despite his progressive politics, has remained uncontroversial in an increasingly polarized moment. But has it come at an artistic cost?
Tomi Obaro
• One month ago
Asking People About #MeToo Uncovers A Generation Gap
A new survey conducted by BuzzFeed News and Ipsos shows a notable partisan and generational divide on the #MeToo movement.
Tomi Obaro
• 2 months ago
Aretha Franklin Was More Than Just A Great Voice
“Genius” is a title Aretha deserves, without question. That we have often failed to give it to her (and other black women) only shows our own biases.
Tomi Obaro
• 4 months ago
Here's How Our Readers Are Thinking About Sex And Consent
More than 30,000 people shared their thoughts.
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• 4 months ago
This Toddler Is The Cutest Thing On Instagram
No other toddler gives me as much unbridled joy as minor Instagram sensation Jayde Robinson, age 2 and a half.
Tomi Obaro
• 6 months ago
Take This Survey About Sex And Consent In The Age Of #MeToo
BuzzFeed News is planning a series about sex later this year, and we’d like to hear from you!
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• 6 months ago
How Beyoncé Called Out Coachella’s Whiteness
By celebrating and offering up a history lesson on black music, the pop star’s Coachella performance was a brilliant rebuke of the whiteness of most music festivals.
Tomi Obaro
• 8 months ago
5 Women In Publishing Talk About Why Books About Race And Gender Are So Popular Now
A candid conversation with Terese Marie Mailhot, Meredith Talusan, Ijeoma Oluo, Kathryn Belden, and Kima Jones about identity in publishing.
Tomi Obaro
• 8 months ago
13 Poems That Will Move You
From verse about Columbus Day to trying to masturbate on election night — these poems have range.
Tomi Obaro
• 11 months ago
Conservative Evangelicals Have Shown Me Who They Really Are
My beliefs as a conservative evangelical teenager were dogmatic and fervent — until they weren’t. Now I know there was never any place in that faith tradition for someone like me.
Tomi Obaro
• One year ago
"She's Gotta Have It" Is Spike Lee At His Lecturing Worst
Lee's new Netflix series is full of didactic moments that detract from the impact a more nuanced reimagining of his original film might have had.
Tomi Obaro
• One year ago
Complicated Teen Girls Are Finally Front And Center In The Movies
A growing number of films by female directors that focus on unruly teen girls and their unapologetic sexuality, like Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird, suggest a new way forward for the coming-of-age movie.
Tomi Obaro
• One year ago
Do Shows Like "Insecure" Have A Responsibility To Depict Safe Sex?
Recent controversy over the lack of condoms in Insecure's sex scenes have sparked questions about the role scripted television programs play in promoting safe sex.
Tomi Obaro
• One year ago
16 Things To Help You Understand What Happened In Charlottesville
These stories provide some crucial context.
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• One year ago
Lena Waithe Is What The Future Of Hollywood Looks Like
The Master of None star has sold a drama to Showtime, will be acting in a Steven Spielberg movie, and cowrote one of the best episodes of television this season. And she's just getting started.
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• One year ago
I’m 26 Years Old and Using A Dresser For the First Time In My Adult Life—AMA
Living out of a suitcase doesn’t mean you're lazy or messy, although I am both of those things.
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• One year ago