Culture May 17, 2021 Netflix’s ‘The Upshaws’ rejects the outdated respectability politics of modern Black sitcoms. By Aramide A. Tinubu / NBC News
Culture May 17, 2021 NBC Won’t Air 2022 Golden Globes Amid HFPA Controversy. By Paige Lavender /HuffPost
Culture May 17, 2021 Bob Marley: Reggae icon, ‘One Love’ singer 40 years after his death. By USA Today
Culture May 17, 2021 Colin Kaepernick’s Publishing Company Announces Release Date For Its First Book. By Kimberley Richards /HuffPost
Culture May 14, 2021 Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88. By Hillel Italie and Andrew Dalton / AP and PBS
Culture May 14, 2021 Barry Jenkins on Bringing ‘The Underground Railroad’ to TV Form. By Camonghne Felix / Vanity Fair
Culture May 11, 2021 Freed by Bryan Stevenson, a former inmate writes his story. By Stuart Miller / LA Times
Culture May 10, 2021 From memes to race war: How extremists use popular culture to lure recruits. By Marc Fisher / Wash Post
Culture May 10, 2021 From coal mines to chain gangs and more: Black music tells the tales of Black workers. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Culture May 10, 2021 The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. By Grayson Haver Currin / NYT
Culture May 10, 2021 Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Culture May 4, 2021 The surprising source Cynthia Erivo found to understand Aretha Franklin. By Yvonne Villarreal / LA Times
Culture May 4, 2021 At a subdued but innovative Oscar ceremony, Hollywood affirms a message of inclusion. By Paul Farhi / Wash Post
Culture April 29, 2021 ‘A Love Song for Latasha’ provides fullness to Black girls gone too soon. By Sharon Brooks / The Undefeated
Culture April 29, 2021 How racism pushed Tina Turner and other Black women artists out of America. By Christina Turner / PBS