Culture
Blackness, Dehumanized: A Black Feminist Analysis of ‘Bridgerton.’ By Shaun Armstead / AAIHS
Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire’ flaunts Asian 1% privilege amid the Covid pandemic. By Michelle Yang / NBC News
Chris Rock: Truth, therapy and punchlines. By CBS News
Judas and the Black Messiah review – electric Black Panthers drama. By Peter Bradshaw / The Guardian
Shemekia Copeland reigns as the greatest blues singer of her generation. Now she wants to fuse politics with the blues. By Carlo Rotella / Wash Post Magazine
The Fiery Song That Freed Tina Turner. By Jason Heller / The Atlantic
We need more ‘trauma-free Blackness.’ Here’s a start. By John Blake / CNN
The White Tiger on Netflix review: The anti-Slumdog Millionaire. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
Junior Mance, jazz pianist whose chords were built on the blues, dies at 92. By Matt Schudel / Wash Post
For the Culture magazine celebrates Black women in food. Finally. By Aaron Hutcherson / Wash Post
Black Music Has a New Home in Nashville. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Caste Does Not Explain Race. By Charisse Burden-Stelly / Boston Review
By Any Means Necessary: The FBI vs. Civil Rights. By Ed Rampell / The Progressive
Rep. Clyburn wants to make ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ a national hymn. By Randi Richardson / NBC News
Cicely Tyson Has a Secret About Living Life to the Fullest. By David Marchese / NYT
I Spent 35 Years Trying To Convince The World (And Myself) That I’m White. By Leah Olson / HuffPost
Crisis Behind the All-White Best Children’s Album Category. By Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone
Rooting out racism in children’s books. Lindsey Perez Huber / The Conversation
Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People.’ By Siddhartha Mitter / NYT
Paying tribute to the queen of the jazz organ: Shirley Scott. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Native American mascots: Maine set the standard with ban on mascots. By Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today
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
