Culture
From memes to race war: How extremists use popular culture to lure recruits. By Marc Fisher / Wash Post
Hollywood sees gold in political figures like Stacey Abrams. By Variety
From coal mines to chain gangs and more: Black music tells the tales of Black workers. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. By Grayson Haver Currin / NYT
Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
The Craft of John Edgar Wideman. By Elias Rodriques / The Nation
The surprising source Cynthia Erivo found to understand Aretha Franklin. By Yvonne Villarreal / LA Times
At a subdued but innovative Oscar ceremony, Hollywood affirms a message of inclusion. By Paul Farhi / Wash Post
‘A Love Song for Latasha’ provides fullness to Black girls gone too soon. By Sharon Brooks / The Undefeated
How racism pushed Tina Turner and other Black women artists out of America. By Christina Turner / PBS
Remembering pianist and jazz composer extraordinaire Geri Allen for Jazz Appreciation Month. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The #OscarsAreStillSoWhite. By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Trevor Noah On The Grim Reality Of Having ‘The Talk’ In Black Families. By Josephine Harvey / HuffPost
Did the Music Industry Change? A Race ‘Report Card’ Is on the Way. By Ben Sisario / NYT
Long excluded from country music, Black women are finally breaking through. By Amna Nawaz and Gretchen Frazee / PBS
Roberta Flack’s musical gift to us has spanned more than 5 decades. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
We’re stuck in a loop of death until we address policing. This Netflix short showcases that. Michele L. Norris / Wash Post
Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation. By AAIHS Editors
Rod Wave and Lil Tjay, Two Brands of Sing-Rap With Different Bite. By Jon Caramanica /NYT
‘Them: Covenant’: New Horror Anthology Is Haunted by Another Show. By Alan Sepinwall / RollingStone
The little-known history of the Black ‘Concrete Cowboy.’ By Faith Karimi / CNN
DMX, Known For Gritty Raps And Smashing Billboard Charts, Dies At Age 50. By Jeremy Blum /HuffPost
Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names. By Jessie Yeung / CNN
In Lifetime’s joyful “Mahalia,” Danielle Brooks’ song and fury triumphs over a tepid script. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
SAG Awards: Actors of color sweep film acting nods for the first time. By Wilson Wong / NBC News
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