Culture
The Vitality of Black Criticism. By Daphne A. Brooks / NYT
In Search of the Black Utopia. By Brent Staples / NYT
“Women of the Movement,” though imperfect, gives life to Emmett Till’s story. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Sidney Poitier Gave More Than He Was Given. By Samantha N. Sheppard / The Atlantic
The Next Season of Shonda Rhimes Starts Now. By Judy Berman / Time
Janet Jackson Responds To Michael Jackson’s Child Molestation Charges In Upcoming Film. By David Moye / HuffPost
Every stitch tells a story: A Black quilter confronts injustice. By Jingnan Peng / CSM
Film honors African American women who were ‘Rosie the Riveters’ during World War II. By Dana Hedgpeth / Wash Post
Let us make a musical resolution to lift our voices in harmony in this New Year. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding: a dream collaboration for ‘Iphigenia’. By Sharon Brooks / The Undefeated
Issa Rae’s Insecure’s final season leaves a lasting legacy. By Nylah Burton / Vox
How extremist Christian theology is driving the right-wing assault on democracy. By Paul Rosenberg / Salon
The Fierce Love of the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. By Laura Flanders / The Nation
Nikki Giovanni Has Made Peace With Her Hate. By David Marchese / NYT
From Cornel West to Nikole Hannah-Jones, Black intellectuals take over MasterClass. By Donna M. Owens / NBC News
Kwanzaa: The seven principles and what they mean. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
Have you heard ‘The Originator,’ Bo Diddley? By Denise Oliver Valdez / Daily Kos
Denzel Washington’s Michael B. Jordan-starring A Journal for Jordan is obsessed with Black fatherhood. By Robert Daniels / Slate
Soul Train and the Desire for Black Power. By Mark Anthony Neal / The Nation
How this Black theater group is using art as a tool to ‘awaken’ people. By Jeffrey Brown and Sam Lane / PBS
North Carolina Black Santas bringing diversity to Christmas. By Chris Lumsden / GMA
Bell hooks, Author, Educator and Feminist Icon, Dead at 69. By Maiysha Kai / The Root
Best jazz albums 2021: Nina Simone, Charles Mingus, Frank Kimbrough, and more. By Fred Kaplan / Slate
Two-Spirit: Everything to know about indigenous LGBTQ identities. By David Oliver / USA Today
I’m Black But Look White. Here Are The Horrible Things White People Feel Safe Telling Me. By Miriam Zinter / HuffPost
Best Black Female Performances of 2021. By Stephanie Holland / The Root
