Culture
Viola Davis continues her fight for equal pay for Black actresses. By Ken Simmons / GMA
Ariana Grande’s Dirty Mind Takes Center Stage on ‘Positions.’ By Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone
Reënacting the Trial of a Black Woman Convicted of Voter Fraud. By Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is mesmerizing, but there’s one glaring problem. By Bethonie Butler / Wash Post
Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ still relevant and revealing, 50 years on. By Brian McCollum / Detroit Free Press
What the Constitution means to us. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
‘City So Real’ TV Review: Life, Death and Politics — The Chicago Way. By David Fear / Rolling Stone
Black Horror Is Bigger Than Black Trauma. By Zeba Blay / HuffPost
Brandy isn’t just back. She matters. By Helena Andrews-Dyer / Wash Post
Black Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders. By Maya Phillips / NYT
Whitney Houston Becomes First Black Artist To Sell Three Diamond-Certified Albums. By Carlie Porterfield / Forbes
Protecting Your Birth: A Guide For Black Mothers. By Erica Chidi and Erica P. Cahill / NYT
LeBron James to produce documentary on 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. By Zoe Christen Jones / CBS News
How Saidiya Hartman Retells the History of Black Life. By Alexia Okeowo / The New Yorker
New film spotlights shifting politics of Asian American voters, the fastest growing voter bloc. By Claire Wang / NBC News
Recording Academy announces Black Music Collective leadership. By Jennifer McClellan / USA Today
‘The Butterfly Effect’ charts Kendrick Lamar’s evolution from platinum-selling rapper to protest artist. By Allison Stewart / Wash Post
‘The Good Lord Bird’ episode three: ‘Mister Fred.’ By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
An imperfect “Lovecraft Country” redefines Black magic for itself and its fans. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Watch Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Lola Ogunnaike Discuss The Contemporary Relevance Of The Good Lord Bird. Vanity Fair Video
My Brother Died and Reminded Me of These Life Lessons. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Country music’s reckoning: Black women forge their own path in whitewashed industry. By Oiliva Roos / NBC News
Protest music found a home in contemporary pop. By Taylor Crumpton / The Undefeated
Tragedy and Triumph: The Dorothy Dandridge Story. By Hadley Hall Meares / Vanity Fair
The Exhausted Radiance of Claudine. By Charles Taylor / Dissent
Listen Up: These Young Black Poets Have a Message. By Maya Phillips / NYT
Radha Blank relearns how to live in color in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version.’ By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Ziggy Marley’s ‘More Family Time’ Is a Feelgood Party for All Ages. By Jon Dolan / Rolling Stone
Alicia Keys Gives Us All a Helping Hand on ‘Alicia.’ By Jon Dolan / Rolling Stone
Red, White and Blue Review: John Boyega Gives Career-Best Performance. By Eric Kohn / IndieWire
