Culture
The Jim Crow Economy Is the True Horror in ‘Sinners.’ Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Duke Ellington And The Harlem Renaissance. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
The Symbolism in ‘Sinners.’ By Maya Phillips / NYT
How synthetic braiding hair may be putting Black women’s health in jeopardy. By Zoie Lambert, Kaisha Young and Ali Rogin / PBS
The Highs and Lows of ‘Soul Train’ Creator Don Cornelius. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Diddy party life was a cultural moment: Inside the White Parties. By Marco della Cava and Anika Reed / USA Today
Joy Reid announces major career news after shocking MSNBC firing. By Niamh Spence / The Mirror
“Blues People” and Black Life: A Conversation With Imani Perry. By Elias Rodriques / The Nation
Sinners’: This culture war leaves blood on the floor. By Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
What was the Jewish record on slavery? It’s (very) complicated. By Julia M. Klein / Forward
New Harriet Tubman sculpture in St. Petersburg inspires young storytellers. By Douglas R. Clifford / Tampa Bay Times
The Ways of White Folks. By Langston Hughes / Wikipedia
At James Earl Jones Memorial, Friends Share Laughs, Tears and Moving Stories. By Derrick Bryson Taylor / NYT
Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself. By Lindsay Zoladz / NYT
Trump Targets DC’s African American Museum But not Other Museums. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Civil rights leader’s family gets roasted in new play. By Michael Martin and Olivia Hampton / NPR
‘Number One on the Call Sheet’ celebrates Hollywood’s Black A-listers. By Ronda Racha Penrice / NBC News
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Snubbed By Academy Of Country Music Awards. By Tonya Pendleton / Cassius
