Culture
Writing ‘BlacKkKlansman’ was an exploration of ‘twoness.’ By Kevin Willmott / LA Times
Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom. By Scott Pelley / 60 Minutes
People of color will be center stage at Sundance – that’s worth celebrating – Candice Frederick / The Guardian
James Baldwin’s ‘Beale Street’ Is Talking Louder Than Ever – Ben Fountain / The Daily Beast
Rap’s Radical First Act – Walton Muyumba / NYT
How Creed Forever Changed the Rocky Series – Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’ Reveals the Reality of Racism in America – Tamara Best / The Daily Beast
Why are some Americans changing their names? Kirsten Fermaglich / The Conversation
Aretha Franklin Touches The Infinite In The Long-Delayed Film ‘Amazing Grace’ – Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR
Common teams up with Tony Parker, Drew Brees for new boxing documentary – Kelly L. Carter / The Undefeated
Lost-Found ‘Negro’: Never-Before-Seen Chapter From Autobiography of Malcolm X Open to the Public – Angela Helm / The Root
Crazy Brash Asians: Review of ‘The Souls of Yellow Folk’ By Wesley Yang / Commentary
Who Was Don Shirley? ‘Green Book’ Tries to Solve the Mystery – Giovanni Russonello / NYT
The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema – Reggie Ugwu / NYT
Can these descendants of enslaved Africans save their unique culture – Pete Marovich / Wash Post
The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture – Margaret Talbot / The New Yorker
The Hate U Give Is a Black Lives Matter Movie Designed for Anyone Willing to Listen – Sam Adams / Slate
‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’ still speaks to nation’s racial discord, 50 years later – Leigh Ann Wheeler / The Conversation
After years of white, male dominance, the Grammys invite 900 new, diverse voters – Jessica M. Goldstein / ThinkProgress
How Black Activists Changed Disney’s Mind About Princess Tiana’s Skin in ‘Wreck It Ralph 2’ – Amy Zimmerman / Daily Beast
Anthony Bourdain’s Message of Tolerance Continues On After His Death – Libby Torres / Daily Beast
REVIEW: 5 times ‘Nappily Ever After’ proved a Black woman’s struggle is real AF – Cortney Wills / The Grio
“I Certainly Didn’t Think of Myself as Asian” – Isaac Chotiner / Slate
A Man Says His DNA Test Proves He’s Black, and He’s Suing – Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic
The Majestic, Rule-Breaking ‘Hale County’ Questions How We Observe Black Bodies – Natalia Winkelman / Daily Beast
Quincy Jones Has Accomplished So Much That Even Netflix’s New Doc About Him Can’t Capture It All – Jack Hamilton / Slate
