Culture
Michael B. Jordan Is a Movie Star, Even Without Ryan Coogler. By Zack Cheney-Rice / Vulture
7 Black Music Pioneers You Should Know This Black Music Month. By Tabie Germain / BET (Image JFH News)
What Made Nat King Cole, and These 5 Songs, Unforgettable. By Alan Light / NYT
Times Sq. Sculpture Prompts Racist Backlash. To Some, That’s the Point. By Andrew Keh / NYT
NPR wants to hear from interracial couples for Loving Day. By Brittney Melton / NPR
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Confirms She’s Our Greatest Live Performer. By Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin. By Sam Tanenhaus / The Atlantic
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Vividly Celebrate Their Own Legacies in ‘Highest 2 Lowest.’ By Richard Lawson / Vanity Fair
Country Music Is Entirely at War With Itself. By Tressie McMillan Cottom / NYT
Critics question why exhibits at the African American History Museum are rotating out. By Yamiche Alcindor, Camille Respess and Jordan Malter / NBC News
Snoop Dogg Has Lost Over Half A Million Followers After Trump-Affiliated Crypto Ball Performance. By Kui Mwai / Blavity
The Triumph and Tribulations of Chaka Khan. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Leadership Issues At National Museum Of African American History Point Of Public Concern. By Christopher Smith / Newsone
What Diddy’s Trial Means for the Music Industry. by Bethonie Butler / Capital One
Smokey Robinson’s Lawyer Calls Sexual Assault Claims ‘Vile’ and ‘False.’ By Matt Stevens / NYT
John Legend Says Ex-Friend Kanye West’s ‘Descent’ Into ‘Antisemitism’ And ‘Anti-Blackness’ Is ‘Shocking.’ By Jasmin Tolliver / HuffPost
‘Paris Here I Come!’ By Dodai Stewart / NYT
This opera tells the story of ‘The Central Park Five,’ Donald Trump’s role included. By Neda Ulaby / NPR
