Culture
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
‘They Conflated “The Wire” With Reality.’ By Gioncarlo Valentine /NYT
Jennifer Hudson Lands Historic EGOT Status At The 2022 Tony Awards. By Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost
‘A Strange Loop’ wins big with Tony for best musical. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / Andscape
R. Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison, prosecutors say. By Tom Hays / AP and USA Today
‘Mississippi Masala’ finds new audiences 30 years later. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
It’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade, and salsa meets jazz in memories of The Village Gate. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
History made on Broadway with plans to rename theater after Lena Horne. By Zachary Schermele / NBC News
Why Can’t the Star Wars Nerds Imagine a World With Black People? By Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones
The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time By Charles et al / Rolling Stone
‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever.” By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Book banning in the US: The authors of color censors are trying to silence. By Eliott C. McLauglin / CNN
‘Jazz Fest’ documentary isn’t just about jazz, or music, but life. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: Smalls’ in Harlem was truly a jazz paradise. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ honors the legacy of Black Navy pilots. By Arturo Conde / NBC News
Maya Cade Created The Black Film Archive With Love. By Candice Frederick / HuffPost
Dancing to ‘Billie Jean’ Led Him to ‘MJ.’ Now He’s a Tony Contender. By Michael Paulson / NYT
Heavily-Sampled Artist Bernard Wright Has Passed Away At 58. By Bandini / Ambrosia
Vital, challenging film tackles America’s original sin. By Chris Byrd / NCR
