Culture

Culture November 16, 2016

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…

Culture November 8, 2016

Here’s The History Behind ‘Loving,’ A New Film About A Major Civil Rights Victory – Marina Fang / Huff Post

Culture October 28, 2016

This Girl Was Bullied For Her Skin Color. Now She’s A Badass Model – Cavan Sieczkowski / Huff Post

Culture October 26, 2016

Moonlight: Barry Jenkins’s beautiful, sympathetic film is one of the best of the year – Bill Leitch / New Republic

Culture October 25, 2016

Singer Aaron Neville’s Rough Road to Salvation – Jacob Blickenstaff / Mother Jones

Culture October 21, 2016

The triumph of Chuck Berry: At 90, the rock pioneer has a new album on the horizon – Scott Timberg / Salon

Culture October 6, 2016

Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Turns 40: The Masterpiece That Captured Every Color of Life – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast

Culture September 30, 2016

The Philospher and Her Camera – Ava DuVernay – Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah / New Republic

Culture September 28, 2016

‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: Inspirational Chess Movie Is Feel-Good Checkmate – Peter Travers / Rolling Stone Video

Culture September 27, 2016

The Life and Loves of a Young Obama – Brandon Harris / New Republic

Culture, Past Voices September 25, 2016

Past Voices – Powerful Poem About Race Gets A Full Page In The New York Times – Maddie Crum / Huff Post

Culture September 23, 2016

A Breakthrough Showcase For Black Filmmaking At The Toronto Film Festival – Bilal Qureshi / NPR

Culture September 20, 2016

How Amos ’n’ Andy Paved the Way for Black Stars on TV – Aisha Harris / Slate

Culture September 17, 2016

8 Ways Tupac Shakur Changed the World – Mosi Reeves / Rolling Stone

Culture August 31, 2016

Russell Simmons says Hollywood is ‘self-segregated’ and ‘lacks culture’ – Kady Phillips / Blavity

Culture August 16, 2016

No compromises, no regrets – Larry Wilmore and the price of “Keeping it 100″ – Melanie McFarland / Salon

Culture August 12, 2016

The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening – Jon Pareles et. al. / NYT