Culture
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
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: The Psychiatrist Who Redefined Racism And Paid The Price For Telling The Truth. By Gee NY / ShineMyCrown
Why ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ is devastating audiences. By Anne Branigin / Wash Post
The slow, painful decline of Black celebrity activism. By Jerel Ezell / Salon
Zora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive for the First Time. By Salamishah Tillet / NYT
How D’Angelo Embodied Black Genius. By Andew R. Chow / Time
Black Music Sunday: Flowers for drumming legend Art Blakey. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Right Is Suddenly Obsessed With ‘Heritage Americans.’ By Ali Breland / The Atlantic
An Intimate Chronicle of Kanye West’s Fall from Grace. By Andrew Marantz / The New Yorker
Diddy on Trial: Sean Combs learns his fate. By Daniel Arkin / NBC News
How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song. By Hanif Abdurraqib / The New Yorker
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Nina Simone. By Marcus J. Moore / NYT
Trump Learning that Bad Bunny is doing the Super Bowl. By jlcauvin / Instagram
How ‘woke’ went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism. By Terry Tang / AP
Tina Turner statue unveiled in Tennessee community where she grew up. By Adrian Sainz / ABC News
“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” Is a Film for the Ages. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
An exemplary survey of race portends trouble for the Smithsonian. By Phillip Kennicott / Wash Post
“HIM” decries our false football Gods. By Coleman Spilde / Salon
‘Seen & Heard’ Confronts The Uncomfortable Truth About Black Representation On TV. By Njera Perkins / HuffPost
Facing Defunding, Indigenous Cultural Workers Say They Cannot Be Suppressed. By Marianne Dhenin / Truthout
Kara Walker Deconstructs a Statue, and a Myth. By Siddhartha Mitter / NYT
