Culture
Is Black Twitter The New Green Book? By Alexandra Jane / The Root
Hanukkah’s darker origins feel more relevant in time of rising antisemitism, intense interest in identity. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
Permission to Imagine. By Lovia Gyarkye / Dissent Magazine
Smokey Robinson stars in new Lifetime movie ‘Miracle in Motor City.’ By Julie Hinds / Detroit Free Press
Chance The Rapper, Dionne Warwick Team Up on ‘Nothing’s Impossible.’ By Ilana Kaplan / RollingStone
Don’t let the inspiring story of Josephine Baker story erase France’s pervasive racism. By Rokhaya Diallo / Wash Post
This Black Music Sunday, we’re cookin’ soul food while stuffing ourselves with the sounds of soul. By Denise Oliver-Velez / Daily Kos
Dave Chappelle Is Oblivious to His Own Racial Blind Spots in ‘The Closer.’ By Yahdon Israel / The Atlantic
Gordon Parks documentary on HBO only gives us half the picture. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Melanie Charles knows the impact Black women have had on jazz. By Shannon J. Effinger / Wash Post
Passing Netflix movie: How the adaptation differs from Nella Larsen’s classic book. By Carla Kaplan / Slate
Terence Blanchard’s opera: “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” By CBS News
1619 Project Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones Talks About Her New Book. By Alexis Okeowo / Vanity Fair
R&B Icon Johnnie Taylor’s Heirs Battle Sony Over Unpaid Royalties. By Jonathan Bernstein / Rolling Stone
Review: Diana Ross gives us a dose of hope on ‘Thank You.’ By Mark Kennedy / ABC News
Tupac Shakur’s life, legacy to be subject of massive exhibit. By Jonathan Landrum Jr. / ABC News
They put a spell on us: Black musicians and spooky tunes for Halloween. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Jay-Z Is Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. By Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
