Culture
Barbara O. Jones, Actress Who Brought Black Cinema to Life, Dies at 82. By Clay Risen / NYT
The dark side of Diddy’s American Dream. By Travis M. Andrews, Anne Branigin ,Helena Andrews-Dyer and Samantha Chery / Wash Post
Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination. By Jonathan Franklin / NPR
Photographer Rahim Fortune Examines Heritage, Ritual, and Black Culture’s Enduring Traditions in the American South. By Allison Schaller / Vanity Fair
She broke racial barriers as a Vegas showgirl. At 97, she’s still dancing. By Amanda Fortini / Wash Post
Black Nominees at the 2024 Tony Awards. By Shanelle Genai / The Root
Black Music Sunday: A month of Duke Ellington tributes comes to an end. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How the Black Opry is helping elevate artists of color in country music. By Lisa Respers France / CNN
Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Black voters in Miami. Why don’t more of us know? By Nadege Green / Miami Herald
Beyoncé Showed Her Hair Being Washed. Here’s Why It Matters. By Gina Cherelus / NYT
Duke Ellington would be 125. D.C. still dances to his tune. By Larry Tye / Wash Post
50 Cent now owns the second biggest Black-owned production studio in the world: report. By Dollita Okine / face2faceafrica
A meta-play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. By Rhoda Feng / Wash Post
FAMU will host jazz concert to honor new Julian and Nat Adderley Music Institute unveiling. By Tarah Jean / Tallahassee Democrat
When O.J. Simpson ‘Confessed’ to Murder. By Jacob Bernstein / NYT
Say Goodbye To Gayle King and Charles Barkley’s CNN Talk Show.
How the Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt Became a Chronicler of Black Jazz History. By Hank Shteamer / NYT
A Different World’ Hits the Road to Help Historically Black Colleges. By Leigh-Ann Jackson / NYT
The New Movie ‘Civil War’ Matters for Reasons Different Than You Think. By Stephen Marche / NYT
Spike Lee’s New Denzel Washington Movie Repeats A Surprising Move From A 33-Year-Old Romantic Drama. By Sarah Little / Screen Rant
Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday to 3 great ladies of jazz! By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Tragedy Of Richard Pryor Explained. By S. Flannagan / Grunge
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Inks Fiction Deal With Bantam Books. By Angelique Jackson / Variety
Maya Angelou’s newly uncovered writing from Egypt and Ghana reveals a more radical side to her career. By Alex White / The Conversation
Beyoncé Asks, and Answers, a Crucial Question in Her Latest Album. By Tressie McMillan Cottom / NYT
From “Shogun” to “Dune,” Hollywood is now discrediting the white savior. By Kelly Pau / Salon
