Culture
15 Black authors whose books you need to read. By the Grio
James Baldwin taught us that identities can help us to locate ourselves. But they trap us too. By Kenan Malik / The Guardian
‘Two American Families’ Is a Knockout Documentary. By Margaret Lyons / NYT
‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Will Finally Be Available to Stream. By Maya Salam / NYT
New James Baldwin Art Exhibit Emphasizes His Love For Community. By Phillip Lewis / HuffPost
Duke Fakir, Last Surviving Member of the Four Tops, Dies at 88. By Jim Farber / NYT
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Is in ‘Shock’ Over Finding Your Roots’ Emmy Nod: ‘I Thought I Was Hallucinating.’ By JP Mangakindan / People
When Is a Stand-Up Special Like ‘The Wire’? When Ali Siddiq Is Onstage. By Jason Zinoman / NYT
Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering. By Tracy Fessenden / The Conversation
Jazz pianist Kirk Lightsey found respect in Paris that was missing in the United States. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Zora Neale Hurston’s New, Posthumous Novel: What We Know So Far About The Bible-Tinged ‘The Life Of Herod The Great.’ By Tomas Kassahun / Blavity
In ‘Sing Sing,’ Black And Brown Men At Play Are The Key To Liberation. By Taryn Finley / HuffPost
‘Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot’ Review. By Lisa Kennedy / Variety
How Lonnie G. Bunch III Is Renovating the “Nation’s Attic.” By Julian Lucas / The New Yorker
Frankie Beverly Takes His Final Bow At ESSENCE Festival Of Culture. By Rivea Ruff / Essence
Gladiator 2 Trailer: Denzel Washington Steals the Show. By Jason P. Frank / New York Vulture
The existential struggle of being Black. By Sean Illing / Vox
The Booty-Shaking Anthem That Still Endures, 25 Years Later. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
