Culture
The 1990s Denzel Mystery That Should’ve Launched a Franchise. By Dan Kois / Slate
Poet Sonia Sanchez received the Edward MacDowell Medal. By Hillel Italie / PBS
Wendell Pierce on the role of a lifetime in ‘Death of a Salesman.’ By Robin Rose Parker / Wash Post
Abbott Elementary’s Success Is Just the Beginning for Quinta Brunson. By Rebecca Ford / Vanity Fair
Urban Bush Women founder, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, wins Gish Prize. By Neda Ulaby / NPR
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of The 1619 Project, Reaches Settlement with UNC Chapel Hill. By Alexandra Jane / The Root
Before jazz, Black people drummed and danced in New Orleans’ Congo Square. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Aretha Franklin’s $7.8 million tax debt paid, sons look to take reins. By Brian McCollum / Detroit Free Press
July Cover: Martin Lawrence. By Ronda Racha Penrice / Ebony
Nipsey Hussle’s legacy inspires 3 years after his murder. By AP and NBC News
Celebrating Yemaya: The mother of the ocean and sea in African diasporic traditions. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The lucrative, complicated world of TikTok’s interracial couples. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
“He could make you laugh. He could make you think”: How Biggie Smalls became a rap legend. By D. Watkins / Salon
Bow Down To Viola Davis In Action-Packed ‘The Woman King’ Trailer. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Medal of Freedom recipients: Denzel Washington, Simone Biles, more. Darlene Superville / USA Today
R. Kelly: Jim DeRogatis on why 30-year sentence is just the beginning. By Nitish Pahwa / Slate
The SNCC Freedom Singers: Songs of strength and courage that mobilized people to vote. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘The Message’ turns 40: How the groundbreaking record changed hip-hop. By Jim Beckerman / North Jersey
Whoopi Goldberg, Dick Gregory comedy impact told in ‘Right To Offend.’ By Elise Brisco / USA Today
Taraji P. Henson Hosted the BET Awards. Danielle Cohen / New York Magazine
Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win a lead category at the Daytime Emmys. By AP and NPR
R Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes and racketeering. By Andrew Limbong and Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR
Exploring the long history of Black music and the White House. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
House music had its Black roots ripped up – now Drake and Beyoncé are reclaiming the. By Michelle Kambasha / The Guardian
Dave Chappelle’s Not Kidding. By David Frum / The Atlantic
Beyoncé’s new song is an anthem for the Great Resignation. By Lucy Bayly / CNN
