Culture
Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists. By Tiffany Pennamon / AAIHS
How a Black woman gospel singer helped pioneer rock ‘n’ roll. By Natasha S. Alford / The Grio
Growing demand for HBCU bands’ talent increases their time in national spotlight. By Darren A. Nichols / Andscape
Meet the Black musician behind Elvis’ biggest songs, who had to give up his writing credits and never met The King in person. By Brianna Holt / Insider
Black Music Sunday: These Black divas sang a classical storm of opera. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Lance Reddick, star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick,’ dead at 60. By Carson Blackwelder, and Stephen Iervolino / GMA
The Mississippi Delta is pushing civil rights tourism to help protect its past. By Debbie Elliott and Kirk Siegler / NPR
Awards shows, like the Oscars, know they lack diversity. So why are they so slow to change? By Leah Asmelash / CNN
A son kneels for the anthem. A father raises the flag. Both are patriots. By Theodore R. Johnson / Wash Post
The crucial takeaway from the backlash against ‘Creed III’ stars. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
Black Music Sunday: A Women’s History Month salute to three remarkable jazz vocalists. By Denise Oliver Veldez / Daily Kos
‘Slavery was wrong’ and 5 other things some educators won’t teach anymore. By Hannah Natanson / Wash Post
Jazz Just Lost One of Its All-Time Greats. By David Graham / The Atlantic
Black Music Sunday: Meet Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Chris Rock Mocks Will Smith in Live Netflix Special, Addressing Oscars Slap. By Julia Jacobs / NYT
From the street to the stage: Hip-hop is reinventing itself with the help of symphony orchestras. By Christopher A. Daniel / Andscape
I’ve spent 5 years researching the heroic life of Black musician Graham Jackson, but teaching his story could be illegal under laws in Florida and North Dakota. David Cason / The Conversation
Octavia Butler’s American parables are a realistic sci-fi vision of life after apocalypse. By Tom Deignan / NCR
