Culture
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Lightnin’ Hopkins and his Texas blues. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
We Loved Donny Hathaway’s Angelic Voice While He Was Trapped In A Private Hell. By Angela Johnson / The Root
JAŸ-Z is re-entering a different America. By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
‘Simply tell the truth’: Miami historian creates Black history textbook for kids. By Raisa Habersham / Miami Herald
Why Confronting Racism Feel Unpatriotic. By Jeffrey Kass / Level Man
More Than a Singer: How Sam Cooke’s Family Built a Legacy After His Death. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
2026 NAACP Image Awards Best Moments and Surprises. By Shanelle Genai / The Root
Heartbreaking Story of Hattie McDaniel, The First Black Oscar Winner. By Mahalia Otshudy / The Root
The musical dialogue between Bob Dylan and Black America. By Caryn Rose / Salon
Black Music Sunday: Remembering Nat King Cole. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Ghosts of Toni Morrison. By Judith Shulevitz / The Atlantic
New Getty Exhibit Explores Legacy of Black Arts Movement. By Anoa Changa-Peck / Newsone
More than 70 percent of Black women use this harmful hair product at least once a year. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Written by an Atlanta graduate, the Black National Athem still resonates. By Leondra Head / CBS News
‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist. By Howard Bryant / The Guardian
In ‘Black and Jewish America,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the history of Black-Jewish partnership and conflict. By Olivia Haynie / Forward
‘Melania’ Backlash Causes Huge Surge for Michelle Obama Doc. By Ewan Palmer / Daily Beast
Byron Allen And Ava DuVernay Tackle MLK Assassination In New Film. By Robert Hill / Black Enterprise
The Big Message of the 2026 Grammys. By Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic
Wynton Marsalis, Founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, to Step Down. By Robin Pogrebin / NYT
A Black Film Just Made Oscars History With a Record 16 Nominations. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
Smithsonian pressured to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America’s 250th birthday. By Meg Kinnard, Gary Fields and Calvin Woodward / PBS
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US.’ By Charlotte Higgins / The Guardian
The Lost Negroes of North America. By Ronald E. Scott / Amsterdam News
Japanese American National Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Attacks on History. By Robert Ito / Capital and Main
Beyoncé Is Now A Billionaire. By Matt Craig /Forbes
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve jazz canceled after Trump renaming. By Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill
‘Say It Louder’: Dave Chappelle Torches the Charlie Kirk–MLK Jr. Comparison — Then Drops One Line That Stops People Cold.
NYTimes: Best Jazz Albums of 2025. By Hank Shteamer
2026 Grammy Nominations Reflect Black Artist Excellence. By Mary Spiller / Black Enterprise
