Culture
Where are the Black musicians in the country’s largest orchestras? By Jeff Lunden / NPR
A New Academy Exhibit Attempts to Atone for Hollywood’s Past. By Ed Rampell / The Progressive Magazine
Pharoah Sanders, giant of spirit-driven jazz, dies at 81. By Andrew Flanagan and Nate Chinen / NPR
Sesame Street’ has its first Black female puppeteer. By Sydney Page / Wash Post
Abbott Elementary’ is the rare sitcom with something for everyone. By Inkoo Kang / Wash Post
Gun violence has killed at least 1 rapper every year since 2018. By Amir Vera / CNN
The Woman King’ Review: She Slays. By Manohla Dargis / NYT
R. Kelly Convicted On Multiple Counts In Child Pornography Trial. By Michael Tarm and Joey Cappelletti / HuffPost
Black Or Bot? The Long, Sordid History Of Co-Opting Blackness Online. By Morgan Jerkins / Mother Jones
The Reactionary Geeks Are Mad About ‘Rings of Power.’ By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Black women winning at the 2022 Emmys is more than just a monumental moment in Hollywood. By Char Adams / NBC News
Renowned Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis Dead At 87. By AP and HuffPost
Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington Bring ‘The Piano Lesson’ Back to Broadway. By Tony Norman / Vanity Fair
‘Sidney’ Tackles The Not-So-Comfortable Conversations About A Black Cinema Icon. By Candice Frederick / HuffPost
Zora Neale Hurston Is for Everyone. By Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana. By Stephen Kearse / The Nation
Ken Burns Explores America’s Inaction During the Holocaust. By Joseph Berger / NYT
Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series. By AP and ABC News
John Legend Bet on Himself. By Michael Schuylman / The New Yorker
Bad Bunny makes history, winning VMA artist of the year. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
Mattel honors Madam C.J. Walker with a Barbie. By Zoe Sottile / CNN
‘A League of Their Own’ remake shows what it’s like to be Black and trans in the 1940s. ByTat Bellamy-Walker / NBC News
‘Honk for Jesus’: How the Ebo Sisters’ Outrageous Mega-Church Comedy Saved Their Souls. By Suchana News
The Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to a small Mississippi Delta town. By AP and NPR
How to transition to natural hair — and learn to love it : Life Kit. By Venessa Handy / NPR
How a trip to D.C. helped James Baldwin affirm his Southern identity. By Blake Rogers Wilson / Wash Post
