Culture
The Sound of Sonny. By Ben Ratliff / NYT
The Poetry of a Prison Uprising. By Elias Rodriques / Dissent Magazine
2023 Oscar noms exclude acclaimed films by and about Black people. By Michelle Garcia / NBC News
You People’: A master class in race relations, delivered as comedy. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
The Controversy Over Boston’s ‘Embrace’ Memorial to MLK. By Diana Budds / New York Magazine.
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Sam Cooke’s legacy on his birthday. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How Earth, Wind and fire Became Symbols of Black Emancipation. By William Kennedy / Grunge
Arthur Duncan, Barrier-Breaking Tap Dancer, Is Dead at 97. By Richard Sandomir / NYT
James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, and the Ever-Deferred Dream. By Amy Kittelstrom / AAIHS
The Evolution of Quinta Brunson. By Amira Castilla / The Root
What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery. By Maria Godoy / NPR
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating and honoring the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Black Golden Globes winners bring ‘Black Girl Magic’ and more to the awards show. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
A monument to MLK and Coretta Scott King’s love. By Nancy Giles / CBS News
Black Music Sunday: Let it snow—and let’s find some music to keep you warm! By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Dionne Warwick on ‘Don’t Make Make Me Over,’ Burt Bacharach. By Josef Adalian / New York Magazine
Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle set to play third co-headlining tour. By John Beifuss / Memphis Commercial Appeal
5 Songs You Didn’t Know James Brown Wrote for Other Artists. By Tina Benitez-Eves / American Song Writer
In 2022, Usher once again proved he’s far more than a ‘Superstar.’ By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
Snoop Dogg Launches Death Row Cannabis. By Kiara Washington / Atlanta Black Star
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies at age 67. By AP and NBC News
Take A Guess At How Few Women And People Of Color Directed Top Movies Last Year. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Bill Cosby Intends To Return to the Stage Next Year. By Jordan. By Jordan Hoffman / Vanity Fair
Singer Anita Pointer Of The Pointer Sisters Dies At Age 74. By AP and HuffPost
‘Kindred’ Review: Octavia Butler Comes to the Screen. By Mike Hale / NYT
Black Music Sunday: They joined the ancestors in 2022, but left behind the gifts of their music. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
From Lizzo to Megan Thee Stallion, 2022 was the year of survival for Black women in the public eye. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Whoopi Goldberg again claims Holocaust wasn’t originally about race. By Ll Cohen / CBS News
This is the year we were done with Kanye West – but what does that really mean? By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Kendrick Lamar’s New Chapter: Raw, Intimate and Unconstrained. By Mitchell S. Jackson / NYT
