Culture
Make Toni Morrison, James Baldwin required reading for the next generation. By Kris Rhim / The Undefeated
In 2020, Latinos had bright TV moments despite persistent lack of representation. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
“Bridgerton” is Netflix’s randy costume confection that you’ll want to put in your face straightaway. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Pixar’s animated movie ‘Soul’ is about ‘what makes us us,’ says actress Alice Braga. By Arturo Conde / NBC News
Jazz musicians see signs of hope despite repeated questions about its popularity. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
Regina King makes an engrossing directorial debut with a film about the meeting of four Black legends. By Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country. By Nicole Taylor / NYT
Drumming down the walls of racism: Remembering Max Roach. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman are stunning. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
“Education” culminates Amazon’s “Small Axe” film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Watch “Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia performs “Georgia On My Mind”” on YouTube
Taraji P. Henson wants Black people to talk more openly about mental health. Her new show does just that. By Bethonie Butler / Wash Post
In viral anti-racism PSA, “Steven Universe” character Pearl challenges our whitewashed history. By Ashlie Stevens / Salon
In a year of Black Death, the movies showed us Black Life. By Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
Charley Pride, Trailblazing Country Music Star, Dies At 86. By Mark Kennedy / HuffPost
August Wilson, American Bard. By Maya Phillips / NYT
2 Major Movies and a Life Shadowed by Pain and Perfectionism. By Jenna Marotta / NYT
Mariah Carey Might Be As Close to Pop Perfection As We Get. By Craig Jenkins / New York Vulture
In ‘Red White, and Blue,’ Steve McQueen Exhibits One of His Most Exciting Modes as a Director: Cool Anger. By K. Austin Collins / Rolling Stone
Four police officers shot Amadou Diallo 19 times. A new photography project names them. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
How Selena’s glorious legacy shows off the vast complexity of Latinos. By Brandon Tensley / CNN
MSNBC gives weekend shows to Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart. By Jeremy Barr / Wash Post
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation. Photographs and Text by Richard Frishman / NYT
John Boyega, The Actor-Activist, Isn’t Afraid To Use His Voice. By Taryn Finley / HuffPost
Glynn Turman on ‘Fargo,’ ‘Ma Rainey,’ and His 60-Year Career. By Alan Sepinwall / Rolling Stone
Patti LaBelle, the Doyenne of Philadelphia Soul. By Mark Anthony Neal / NYT
