Culture
How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life. By Elias Rodriques / The Nation
Louis Armstrong’s Last Laugh. By Alan Scherstuhl / NYT
Lena Horne becomes first Black woman honored with Broadway theater. By Li Cohen / CBS News
‘The Hair Tales’ Review: A Hulu/OWN Docuseries on Black Women’s Hair. By Angie Han / Hollywood Reporter
Alana Mayo may be the new face of Hollywood star-makers. By Neda Ulaby / NPR
Diddy Replaces Kanye West On List Of 2022’s Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists, Becomes Billionaire. By Paul Meara / BET
Rihanna Returns To Music With ‘Lift Me Up’ From ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ By Chris Malone Mendez / Forbes
‘We can never forget’: Till movie sparks renewed conversations about the nation’s racist past. By Claretta Bellamy and Candice Williams / NBC News
The Rock Goes Back to Black. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Sex, Race, and Gender in Bounce Music Culture. By Hettie Williams / AAIHS
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: In His Own Words. By Lisa Kennedy / NYT
50 Years Ago, Stevie Wonder Heard the Future. NYT Staff
Black Music Sunday: Halloween is the the perfect time to enjoy these spooky tunes. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Kanye West’s antisemitic conspiracy theories and white supremacist rhetoric continues. What is he doing? Aja Romano / Vox
Black Music Sunday: Celebrate Diwali and Deepavali by shining some light on the world of Indo-jazz. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How Toni Morrison Wrote Her Most Challenging Novel. By Morgan Parker / NYT
A pioneering Black composer gets her due, 110 years after her debut. By Michael Andor Brodeur / Wash Post
A brief history of Black American folk music. By Estelle Caswell and Halley Brown / Vox
‘Black Adam’ Review. By Sonny Bunch / The Bulwark
‘Descendant’ and ‘The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks’ review: Two documentaries provide new windows into chapters in Black history. By Brian Lowry / CNN
A Pioneering Black Ballerina’s Life Story Comes to the Stage. By Kayla Stewart / NYT
“Till,” Reviewed: A Work of Mighty Cinematic Portraiture. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
Black Music Sunday: Remembering when there were ‘Stax’ of soul musicians in Memphis. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Babyface on Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Girls Night Out. By Briana Younger / New York Magazine
Can Black Literature Escape the Representation Trap? By Ismail Muhammad / NYT
Bruno Mars withdraws Silk Sonic from Grammy Awards consideration. By Variety and NBC news
Americans See More Interracial Relationships in Advertising. By Deborah Block / VOA news
Tracee Ellis Ross talks new docuseries ‘The Hair Tales.’ By Jacqueline Laurean Yates / GMA
Killings of rappers are more than just a hip-hop problem, experts say. By Char Adams / NBC News
Black Music Sunday: ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Let’s celebrate Chucho Valdés’ 81st birthday. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
