Culture
How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars. By Ben Schwartz / The Nation
Josephine Baker was the blueprint—her legacy still echoes through today’s biggest Black women stars. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut. By Margena A. Christian / The Conversation
Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy. By Jeffrey Brown / PBS
Black Celebs Who Slayed the 2026 Met Gala. By Capital B Staff
Black Prom Isn’t ‘Doing Too Much,’ It’s One Of Our Most Beautiful Traditions. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
The Cost Of Dying While Black: Inside A Southern Funeral Home Where Tradition, Poverty, And Profit Collide. By Jodi Ham / Newsone
How Toni Morrison blurred the lines between being an editor and a writer. By Danielle Amir Jackson / The Guardian
Black Girls, Hair, and the Cost of Beauty. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
Controversies and Production Issues Around ‘Michael,’ the Jackson Biopic, Explained. By Brooks Barnes / NYT
The Temptations’ Otis Williams: ‘Our Motown contracts were like slavery.’ Bu Mick Brown / The Telegraph
History: Sade, Luther Vandross, Wu-Tang Clan, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. By Brandon Caldwell / The Grio
Dave Chappelle stands firm through backlash and considers revisiting ‘Chappelle’s Show.’ By Jonathan Landrum Jr. / AP
Who Is Black Comedy For? By K. Austin Collins / The Atlantic
Trick Daddy Defends His Music After Performance at AKA Event is Cut Short. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Remembering Pearl Bailey, an early queen of stage and screen. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Bill Cosby ordered to pay $19m over sex abuse claim. MSN
Afroman prevails in cops’ music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
Ryan Coogler wins best original screenplay Oscar for Sinners. By Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard / The Guardian
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
