Culture
What John Blake discovered when he met the White mother he never knew. By John Blake / CNN
In ‘Air,’ Michael Jordan’s silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes. By A. Joseph Dial / The Conversation
The Woman Shaping A Generation Of Black Thought. By Jenna Wotham / NYT
Why this new romantic comedy with Black leads has captured hearts around the world. By Char Adams / NBC News
Two Chefs On Keeping Alive, And Redefining, Soul Food. By Korsha Wilson /NYT
The Exhibit That Reveals Toni Morrison’s Obsessions. By Syreeta McFadden / The Atlantic
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Nitty-Gritty Beyond ‘Tutti Frutti.’ By Ben Kenigsberg / NYT
A new docuseries explores the Black Panther who shaped Tupac: His mom. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday with jazz. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘Abbott Elementary’ Lets Black Kids Be Kids. By Nicole Achempong / The Atlantic
Zora Neale Hurston’s Hometown in Florida Is in Peril. By Nick Tabor / NYT
How Hip-Hop Has Enhanced American Education Over The Past 50 Years, From Rec Rooms To Classrooms. By Toby Jenkins / The Converstion
The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready To Go There. By Ismail Muhammad / NYT
Asian And Black Representation Grew In Film And Television, Study Finds. By Variety
Remembering Paul Robeson: ‘I Had No Alternative.’ By Paul Von Blum / The Progressive
How I came to see the beauty in my heritage — and myself. By Ling Ling Huang / Wash Post
As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. By Samantha Ege and Douglas Shadle / NYT
Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM. By Giovanni Russonello / NYT
Artist Juan de Pareja, who was once enslaved, has been misunderstood for centuries. By Jacqui Palumbo / CNN
North Dakota names its first Native American poet laureate. By AP and NPR
Black Music Sunday: A-tisket, a-tasket, a mix of genres make up this musical Easter basket. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The school comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’ has Philadelphia teachers talking. By Aubri Juhasz / NPR
Black singles with college education embrace life without marriage. By Kris Marsh / The Conversation
‘I’m Gonna Take as Much of It as I Can’: Tyler Perry Aims to Bring Black Ownership Back to BET In Potential Acquisition as Majority Stakeholder. By Niko Mann / Atlanta Black Star
‘Big George Foreman’ Trailer: Boxer Gets New Movie From Sony – Variety. By Ej Panaligan / Variety
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mary Lou Williams. By Giovanni Russonello / NYT
