A Young Black Girl’s View of Harlem at the Height of the Great Migration – Emily Raboteau / The New Yorker
Mildred Harris was born in South Carolina in 1926. She moved to Harlem as a baby, when her parents, Eddie and Jessie Mae Harris, joined…
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Postscript: Sharon Jones, 1956-2016 – Amanda Petrusich / The New Yorker
Lets Lighten Up – Watch Sugarhill Gang’s Rapturous ‘Rapper’s Delight’ on ‘Conan’ – Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
On the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater, original members Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien cruised through portions of their original…
Here’s The History Behind ‘Loving,’ A New Film About A Major Civil Rights Victory – Marina Fang / Huff Post
This Girl Was Bullied For Her Skin Color. Now She’s A Badass Model – Cavan Sieczkowski / Huff Post
Moonlight: Barry Jenkins’s beautiful, sympathetic film is one of the best of the year – Bill Leitch / New Republic
Singer Aaron Neville’s Rough Road to Salvation – Jacob Blickenstaff / Mother Jones
The triumph of Chuck Berry: At 90, the rock pioneer has a new album on the horizon – Scott Timberg / Salon
Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Turns 40: The Masterpiece That Captured Every Color of Life – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast
The Philospher and Her Camera – Ava DuVernay – Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah / New Republic
‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: Inspirational Chess Movie Is Feel-Good Checkmate – Peter Travers / Rolling Stone Video
The Life and Loves of a Young Obama – Brandon Harris / New Republic
Past Voices – Powerful Poem About Race Gets A Full Page In The New York Times – Maddie Crum / Huff Post
A Breakthrough Showcase For Black Filmmaking At The Toronto Film Festival – Bilal Qureshi / NPR
How Amos ’n’ Andy Paved the Way for Black Stars on TV – Aisha Harris / Slate
8 Ways Tupac Shakur Changed the World – Mosi Reeves / Rolling Stone
Russell Simmons says Hollywood is ‘self-segregated’ and ‘lacks culture’ – Kady Phillips / Blavity
No compromises, no regrets – Larry Wilmore and the price of “Keeping it 100″ – Melanie McFarland / Salon
The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening – Jon Pareles et. al. / NYT
Ripping the Veil : Slave narratives have always been popular—and predictable. Can a new generation rewrite the rules? Brit Bennett / New Republic
How Artists Change the World – (Frederick Douglass) – David Brooks / NYT
The Legend of Tarzan Movie – A Review / Glenn Kenny for Roger Ebert.com
Jesse Williams’ Speech On Racism At The BET Awards Was Absolute Fire – Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / Thinkprogress
‘Free State Of Jones’ Challenges Our Misconceptions About The Civil War And Reconstruction-era South – Steven Hahn / Huff Post
Defining, and Proclaiming, a New Black Power – Wesley Morris / NYT
A Confederate Dissident, in a Film With Footnotes – Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Tonys Makes History When Actors Of Color Sweep Musical Categories – Katherine Brooks / Huff Post
