Culture
Chronicling the Virtuosity and Struggles of 1970s Soul and Funk Musicians – Maurice Berger / NYT
Why Are Black People Still Punished for Their Hair? Ria Tabacco Mar / NYT
LeBron James’ The Shop Is an Unfiltered Glimpse Into the Black Experience in Present-Day America – Derreck Johnson / Slate
‘America to Me’ shows why all the black kids sit together in the cafeteria – Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Asian-Americans Need More Movies, Even Mediocre Ones – Viet Thanh Nguyen / NYT
Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter – Farah Jasmine Griffin / The Nation
Aretha Franklin Was the Defining Voice of the 20th Century – Jack Hamilton / Slate
Till Victory Is Won: The Staying Power Of ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’ – Claudette Lindsay-Habermann / NPR
Crazy Rich Asians: 5 things to know about the effervescent rom-com – Alex Abad-Santos / Vox
What The Source Taught Me – Lawrence Ware / NYT
“BlacKkKlansman” and white women: Spike Lee’s new film indicts their investment in white supremacy – Rachel Leah / Salon
The historic blackness of Tyler Mitchell and Beyoncé’s Vogue cover – Andre’ Leon Talley / Wash Post
With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present – David Sims / The Atlantic
I wore a ‘Caucasians’ shirt to expose the hypocrisy of racist logos – USA Today
Inside the World of Racist Science Fiction – Ian Allen / NYT
From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots – David Gonzalez / NYT
In ‘Blindspotting,’ Daveed Diggs wrestles with gentrification and race in Oakland, California – Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Review: Welcome to the WTF Satire of the Summer – Peter Travers / Rolling Stone
“Whitney” director on Houston’s untold story: “Whitney had been abused, and it took a huge toll” – Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon
Documentary “The King”: “The American people are Elvis. They have been hoodwinked” – D. Watkins / Salon
Reggae’s sacred roots and call to protest injustice – David W. Stowe / The Conversation
Natural Hair Styles Are Gaining Popularity And Creating A Community For People In Pittsburgh – Allegra Battle / NPR
Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Is a Searing Indictment of Trumpism -Richard Porton / The Daily Beast
Childish Gambino captures the grim surrealism of being black in America – Mitchell S. Jackson / The Guardian
I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
James Brown Drummer John ‘Jabo’ Starks: 5 Classic Tracks – Hank Shteamer and Elias Leight / Rolling Stone
