Culture
Inside Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’, a Global Investigation With a Personal Touch. By Rebecca Ford / Vanity Fair
Black Music Sunday: Let’s vibe with Roy Ayers on his 83rd birthday. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
When Dinah Washington married her seventh husband, she finally found happiness. Sadly, her bliss ended in utter tragedy. By Factinate
Why dream hampton Won’t Give Up on Hip-Hop. By Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic
Bill Cosby & His Wife Learn To Move Forward Despite Their Struggles. By Simon Saunders / Family This
Little Richard documentary filmmaker talks capturing the joy and pain that was his life. By Lisa Respers France / CNN
The Enduring Meaning Behind Marvin Gaye’s Signature Hit “What’s Going On?.” By Melody Russell / American Song Writer
Asian characters with speaking roles in Hollywood jumped dramatically over the last 15 years. By Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News
The Met Announces Harlem Renaissance Exhibition for 2024. By Zachary Small / NYT
Soul Music Legend Al Green Releases Absolutely Perfect Lou Reed Cover. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
What Kind of Artist Was Wayne Shorter? By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
How Hip-Hop Became America’s Poetry. By John McWhorter / NYT
BET Remains White-Owned As Black Bidders Fall Short Of Asking Price. By Zack Linly / Newsone
How ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ transforms racial archetypes into unlikely heroes. By Uwa Ede-Oslfo / NBC News
Clarence Avant, Godfather of Black music, has died at 92. By Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR
Why are Black rappers aligning themselves with the right? By Tayo Bero / The Guardian
A dancer’s killing — over voguing — highlights the dangers Black LGBTQ Americans face. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
The Root’s Essential James Baldwin 99th Birthday Reading List. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Remembering the Rappers We Lost. By Danyel Smith / NYT
‘Roots’: How the miniseries changed television and American culture. By Sabrina Clay / CNN
Tony Bennett saw racism and horror in World War II. It changed him. By Dave Kindy / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: 1967’s long, hot summer of rebellion. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Diversity Of Barbie: Black Barbie Dolls To Buy Amid Hysteria Over New Movie. By Tatayana Yomary / Newsone
How Do You Tell the Story of 50 Years of Hip-Hop? By Jon Caramanica / NYT
A Newly Discovered Realm of Accomplishment for John Coltrane. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
Hannibal Buress the Rapper’s Warmup Act? Hannibal Buress the Comedian. By Carrie Battan / The New Yorker
