Culture
For Black tour guides in Savannah, the historical is personal. By Ariel Felton / Wash Post
John Coltrane’s favorite composition was the love song he wrote for his first wife, Naima. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Amiri Baraka, Black Music, and Black Modernity. By Wilton Schereka / AAIHS
Reggaeton needed a racial reckoning. Afro-Latinos are leading it. By Bethonie Butler / Wash Post
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Chadwick Boseman’s last movie shows he was just getting started. By Karen Han / Slate
“Between the World and Me” transforms a father’s letter to his son into a chorus for a people. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Latinos, Long Dismissed in Hollywood, Push to Make Voices Heard. By Nicole Sperling / NYT
Poet Nikki Giovanni shares her wisdom about Biden, cowardly racism, and why love is a pineapple. By D. Watkins / Salon
Ta-Nehisi Coates isn’t ready to celebrate America just yet. By Helena Andrews-Dyer / Wash Post
“The Reagans” shows how the Gipper paved the way for political actors pretending they aren’t racist. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Smokey Robinson on Marvin Gaye, ‘My Girl’ and new Audible memoir. By Patrick Ryan / USA Today
‘You love Black culture, but do you love me?’: Black athletes and artists in new ad. By Ree Hines / Today
Miss USA 2020 is the first Black woman to represent Mississippi. By Scottie Andrew / CNN
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer to Be Adapted to Film. By Tonja Renee Stidhum / The Root
Laughter wasn’t the point of Dave Chappelle’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
Sarah Cooper Shares The Big Fear About Her Lip-Syncing Videos Had Donald Trump Won. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
Viola Davis continues her fight for equal pay for Black actresses. By Ken Simmons / GMA
Ariana Grande’s Dirty Mind Takes Center Stage on ‘Positions.’ By Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone
