Culture
What the landmark ‘1619 Project’ taught Nikole Hannah-Jones. By TyLisa Johnson / Poynter
Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word. By Sazi Bongwe / The Nation
Frankie Beverly obituary. By Adam Sweeting / The Guardian
Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, has died at 70, his sons say. By AP and Aol.com
How a Cultural Shift Favors Harris. By David Brooks / NYT
Frankie Beverly, R&B and funk legend, dies at 77. By Sidney Madden / NPR
Caribbean Matters: Honoring Afro-Latinos during Hispanic Heritage Month. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Kendrick Lamar drops first song since ‘Not Like Us.’ By Daysia Tolentino / NBC News
James Earl Jones, Whose Powerful Acting Resonated Onstage and Onscreen, Dies at 93. By Robert D. McFadden / NYT
Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune. By Dan Saltzstein / NYT
Beyoncé Receives ZERO Nominations For Country Music Association Awards Despite No. 1 Country Album. by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton / Black Enterprise
Trump campaign ordered to stop using Isaac Hayes song at rallies after family sues. By Tesfaye Negussie / ABC News
‘The Brother From Another Planet,’ Kamala Harris And The Fallacy Of Post-Racialism. By Candice Frederick / HuffPost
The Prince We Never Knew. By Sasha Weiss / NYT
Black Music Sunday: Let’s welcome September with song. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
John Coltrane’s criminally underrated record. By Matt Phillips / Everything Jazz
LL Cool J Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. (And Why Would He?). By Melena Ryzik / NYT
Earth, Wind & Fire Reflect on Late ‘Mentor’ Maurice White: ‘We Know What That Standard Is’ Because of Him. By Chris Barilla / People
Controversial Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finally gets a release date. By Jada Yuan and Samantha Chery / Wash Post (Image NBC)
Black Music Sunday: Singing about those ‘Black jobs.’ By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
John Legend Wants His New Album To Be A Timeless Classic For Families. By Njera Perkins / HuffPost
Prison drama ‘Sing Sing’ captures faith of the formerly incarcerated. By Zachary Lee / RNS
Indigenous and Black people tell their own stories at the Mystic Seaport Museum. By Diane Orson / NPR
“The spark that ignites the flame”: Black sororities flex “collective power” for Kamala Harris. By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
Beyonce’s foundation commits $500K to Black cowboys, Bill Picket Rodeo. By Cache McClay / USA Today
‘Kind of Blue’ at 65: Miles Davis Kind of Blew It With His ‘Greatest Ever’ Jazz Album. By Colin Fleming / The Daily Beast
