Good morning! Get into Thursday with this edition of Daily Links


Collage by Ruby Aitken, using a photo via OWN.

Collage by Ruby Aitken, using a photo via OWN.

The TV show Queen Sugar premiered this week. Based on the novel of the same name by Natalie Baszile, the series is a joint venture between Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay. The best thing about it so far? Its raw, inclusive storytelling about Black, Southern life.

Photo via Twitter.

Photo via Twitter.

On Tuesday morning, Ferguson, Missouri protest leader Darren Seals was found dead of a gunshot wound in a burning car. Police are investigating his death as a homicide.

If you need some cheering up, here is a video of Jay Z dancing with Beyoncé at her Soul Train–themed 35th birthday party. ♦