Culture
Jazz Off the Record. By Ethan Iverson / The Nation
Sam Moore of the Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave Is Dead at 89. By Bill Morris / NYT
Where to start with: Zora Neale Hurston. By Colin Grant / The Guardian
The History of The Isley Brothers. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Watch rare footage of Jimi Hendrix’s final performance in 1970. By Jonathan Graham / Guitar Player
Luther Vandross documentary, ‘Luther: Never Too Much,’ now streaming. By Duante Beddingfield / Detroit Free Press
Refinding James Baldwin. By Doreen St. Félix / The New Yorker
In ‘The Fire Inside’ Claressa Shields’ inspiring story comes to life, but it’s not done yet. By Kelly L. Carter / Andscape
Denzel Washington Makes A Spiritual Career Move Right Before His 70th Birthday. By Jazmin Tollliver / HuffPost
Critical Race Theory Will Continue To Be Attacked — So Read These 8 Empowering Books By Black Authors. By Shanita Hubbard / HuffPost
National Film Registry inducts ‘Up in Smoke,’ ‘Mi Familia,’ and ‘American Me’ as part of record number of latino-led films. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
RaMell Ross’ ‘Nickel Boys’ brings to life the notorious cruelty of a Southern reform school. By Ronda Racha Penrice / NBC News
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Broadway debut. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
What ‘Wicked’ Has to Say About Our Current Political Moment. By Salamishah Tillet / NYT
He found unreleased Michael Jackson tapes. The world may never hear them. By Amber Ferguson / Wash Post
More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater. By Dominic Taylor / The Conversation
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Black Americans Weigh Life Abroad After the 2024 Election. By Malcolm Venable / BET
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms. By Philip Ewell / The Conversation
Chris Rock’s Elon Musk Joke Makes ‘SNL’ Crowd Groan During Opening Monologue. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81. By Penelope Green / NYT
Kendrick Lamar’s Year on Top. By Hanif Abdurraqib / The New Yorker
Samuel L. Jackson Is Approaching An Incredible Box Office Record. By Jack Walters / Screen Rant
58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains. By Hank Shteamer / NYT
Black Women Know the Real Truth about Glinda, Elphaba’s Relationship in Wicked And It’s Time Everyone Does Too. By Shanelle Genai / The Root
“Wicked” reminds us we’d all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Black Music Sunday: A tribute to Lou Rawls’ talent and iconic telethon. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
