Culture
How 2 Black radio hosts ended up owning the ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark. By Matt Adams / NPR
How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life. By Elias Rodriques / The Nation
Louis Armstrong’s Last Laugh. By Alan Scherstuhl / NYT
Lena Horne becomes first Black woman honored with Broadway theater. By Li Cohen / CBS News
‘The Hair Tales’ Review: A Hulu/OWN Docuseries on Black Women’s Hair. By Angie Han / Hollywood Reporter
Alana Mayo may be the new face of Hollywood star-makers. By Neda Ulaby / NPR
Diddy Replaces Kanye West On List Of 2022’s Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists, Becomes Billionaire. By Paul Meara / BET
Rihanna Returns To Music With ‘Lift Me Up’ From ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ By Chris Malone Mendez / Forbes
‘We can never forget’: Till movie sparks renewed conversations about the nation’s racist past. By Claretta Bellamy and Candice Williams / NBC News
The Rock Goes Back to Black. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Sex, Race, and Gender in Bounce Music Culture. By Hettie Williams / AAIHS
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: In His Own Words. By Lisa Kennedy / NYT
50 Years Ago, Stevie Wonder Heard the Future. NYT Staff
Black Music Sunday: Halloween is the the perfect time to enjoy these spooky tunes. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Kanye West’s antisemitic conspiracy theories and white supremacist rhetoric continues. What is he doing? Aja Romano / Vox
Black Music Sunday: Celebrate Diwali and Deepavali by shining some light on the world of Indo-jazz. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How Toni Morrison Wrote Her Most Challenging Novel. By Morgan Parker / NYT
A pioneering Black composer gets her due, 110 years after her debut. By Michael Andor Brodeur / Wash Post
