Culture
Mississippi Masala: Mira Nair on making Denzel Washington the hottest he’s ever been. By Dan Kois / Slate
Jerrod Carmichael’s Rothaniel vs Louis CK’s Sincerely: Comedy as confession. By Aja Roman / Vox
What Claudia Rankine learned from talking to white people. By Diep Tran / Andscape
‘Bridgerton’ star Charithra Chandran shares realities of colorism many South Asians face. By Brahmjot Kaur / NBC News
Pitmaster Bryan Furman: ‘Black Culture Doesn’t Get Recognition For Its Part In Barbecue.’ By Abbe Wichman / HuffPost
Long-forgotten family portrait sells at auction for $1.4 million. By Maisie Linford / CNN
Why have rappers been virtually shut out of the Grammys’ album of the year category? By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
The Oscars Still So White Despite Efforts To Diversify Hollywood. By Frederick Gooding Jr. and Ronald E. Moore / Newsone
#OscarsSoWhite still plagues Hollywood’s highest achievement awards. Frederick Gooding Jr. / The Conversation
The return of “Atlanta” is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
The Story Behind James Brown’s Rikers Island Show. By Billy Heller / NYT
‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ wins book critics award. By AP and The Grio
Portraits on the Wall. By Tiana Reid / Dissent
What Should We Do About Kanye West? Maybe…Nothing. By Inye Komonibo / Refinery 29
Oscars Producer Will Packer Wants It All. By Rebecca Ford / Vanity Fair
Black Music Sunday: The future of jazz looks bright, thanks to Black women around the world. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Samuel L. Jackson loves his job. CBS News
Let’s kick off Women’s History Month with early Black queens of stage and screen. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Black Hair and the Revolution at Soul Scissors. By Michaela angela Davis / The Atlantic
Missouri School District Reverses Ban on Toni Morrison Book Following Lawsuit. By Kalyn Womack / The Root
These Black Photographers Showcase Images Of Black Life That Too Often Go Unseen. By Erin E. Evans and Christy Havranek / HuffPost
HBO’s “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” makes the 19th century agitator the star he always was. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Jennifer Hudson named entertainer of year at annual NAACP Image Awards. By AP and NPR
The Oscar Winner Barry Jenkins on a Renaissance in Black Film. By David Remnick / The New Yorker
50 years later, Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ teaches love awakens the soul. By Ray Levy Uyeda / NCR
How Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Helped Remake the Literary Canon. By David Remnick / The New Yorker
