Culture
DWP’’s Antoinette Robertson: Black Women Can Be Woke And Wear A Weave – Zahara Hill / Huff Post
The Radical Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, the First Black Author to Win a Pulitzer Prize – Angela Jackson / Beacon Press via Alternet
The Echoes of America’s “Faithful Slave” Trope in Lola’s Story – Micki Mcelya / The Atlantic
The Case for Black English : John McWhorter celebrates the dialect that has become an American lingua franca – Vinson Cunningham / New Yorker
New York Today: An Ella Fitzgerald Centennial – Alexandra S. Levine / NYT
Prince didn’t let the music industry define him. That’s why he became a legend – Alex Abad-Santos / Vox
Oprah Winfrey on ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ – Salamishah Tillet / NYT
The real story behind the famous Chappelle skit starring Charlie Murphy about Prince’s late-night hoops challenge – Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
How James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time still lights the way towards equality – Steven W Thrasher / The Guardian
The style of Maya Angelou – Jill Hudson / The Undefeated
Dave Chappelle Reckons With Himself – David Sims / The Atlantic
The Movie ‘Get Out’ Is a Strong Antidote to the Myth of ‘Postracial’ America – Brent Staples / NYT
Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever – Priscilla Frank / Huff Post
Remembering Chuck Berry – David Hajdu / The Nation
The Haunting Murder of a Jazz Legend in the Making – Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
The racist history of Dr. Seuss and what it means in today’s context – Katie Ishizuka-Stephens / The Conscious Kid
“Get Out” Is the Horror Flick America Needs Right Now – Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
Fleeing anger in America, James Baldwin found solace in 1960s Turkey – Kareem Fahim / Wash Post
ISTANBUL — There is no trace of James Baldwin in the four-story building where he lived for a time, decades ago, on Ebe Hanim street,…
Why Does a White Guy Always Have to Be the Hero? Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Grace Wilsnon and Karen Hao / Mother Jones
2017 Oscars Predictions: Who Should Win, Who Will Win – Peter Travers / Rolling Stone
The battle lines are drawn: It’s La La Land, a musical fantasy about white lovers in Hollywood, versus Moonlight, a searing drama about black youth…
The first time I discovered I was white – John Blake / CNN
Adele bests Beyoncé and the Grammys reach peak irrelevance – Chris Richards / Wash Post
There’s Halftime. Then There’s ‘Showtime.’ Welcome to the Battle of the Bands – Tamara Best / NYT
What August Wilson Means Now : A Great Chronicler of the 20th Century – Ben Brantley and Wesley Morris / NYT
When Ben Vereen Wore Blackface to Reagan’s Inaugural Gala – Pete L’Official / The New Yorker
On January 19, 1981, a number of prominent entertainers gathered at the Capital Centre, just outside of Washington, D.C., for the All Star Inaugural Gala,…
The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken by Wendell Pierce
2016 Christopher Award Winner From acclaimed actor and producer Wendell Pierce, an insightful and poignant portrait of family, New Orleans and the transforming power of…
