Culture
Tom Joyner’s 50-year legacy: Social activism through the power of radio. By Karen Robinson-Jacobs / NBC News
How Ballerinas Of Color Are Changing The Palette Of Dance. By Rohina Katoch Sehra / HuffPost
The idea of beauty is always shifting. Today, it’s more inclusive than ever. Robin Givhan / National Geographic
Jay-Z Takes on the Super Bowl. By Katherine Rosman / NYT
The Joy of Lizzo. By Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone
Diddy calls out Grammys for not respecting black music ‘to the point that it should be.’ By Mesfin Fekadu and The Associated Press
How the Grammys Descended Into Behind-the-Scenes Chaos. By Andrew R. Chow / Time
#OscarsSoWhite meets #OscarsSoConservative. The Academy has overlooked some of this year’s most progressive films. By Ed Rampell / The Progressive
Charles Fuller’s ‘A Soldier’s Play’ Is a Brilliant, Searing Indictment of Racism on Broadway. By Tim Teeman / Daily Beast
Exclusive: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Beautiful Bald Head and Talks Alopecia for the First Time. By Jessica Moulite / The Root and You Tube
Richard Pryor Told America About The Struggle Of Black Quarterbacks. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
From the Oscars to the Democratic party: why are US culture and politics still so white? By Mary Retta / The Guardian
‘Very Male, Very White’: Let’s Talk About Those Oscar Nominations. By Spencer Bokat-Lindall / NYT
Spike Lee to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury. By Alex Marshall / NYT
The Forbidden Love of Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak. By Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read. By Angel Jennings / LA Times
The Asian-American Canon Breakers. By Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Night One Recap: Threats and New Abuse Details. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Jacey Fortin / NYT
Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book. By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
From Taylor Swift To Dr. Dre: The 10 Top-Earning Musicians Of The Decade. By Zack O’Malley / Forbes
Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy.’ By Mark Kennedy / AP
Clemency’ Star Aldis Hodge: Inside the Year’s Most Underrated, Heartbreaking Acting Performance. By Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ finale puts an exclamation point on the superhero decade. By Ani Bundel / NBC News
Finding the Other. The radical vision of Toni Morrison. By Jesse McCarthy / The Nation
Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Puerto Ricans’ Miss Universe response shows racism isn’t just for white people. By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / NBC News
