Culture
Mattel honors Madam C.J. Walker with a Barbie. By Zoe Sottile / CNN
‘A League of Their Own’ remake shows what it’s like to be Black and trans in the 1940s. ByTat Bellamy-Walker / NBC News
‘Honk for Jesus’: How the Ebo Sisters’ Outrageous Mega-Church Comedy Saved Their Souls. By Suchana News
The Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to a small Mississippi Delta town. By AP and NPR
How to transition to natural hair — and learn to love it : Life Kit. By Venessa Handy / NPR
How a trip to D.C. helped James Baldwin affirm his Southern identity. By Blake Rogers Wilson / Wash Post
Josephine Baker Was the Star France Wanted—and the Spy It Needed. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Black Music Sunday: Chicago and the urban electric blues. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Unfinished Business of Michael K. Williams. By Saki Knafo / NYT
From 1973 till infinity: How LL COOL J is keeping hip-hop culture alive. By Adam Aziz / Andscape
Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather, who refused an Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf. By Scottie Andrew / CNN
Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations. By David Hajdu / The Nation
All comedy is Black: How Richard Pryor killed the white comedian. By Michael Harriot / The Grio
Solange Knowles becomes the first Black woman to compose music for NYC Ballet. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Snoop Dogg Launches ‘Snoop Loopz’ Breakfast Cereal. By Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost
‘Maynard’ Review – The Hollywood Reporter. By Frank Scheck / The Hollywood Reporter
Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87. By Terence McArdle / Wash Post
After Chadwick Boseman’s Iconic Black Panther, Should King T’Challa Be Recast? By Roxane Gay / NYT
A Mother on a Mission: World-Class Music for Everyone. By David Margolick / NYT
Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81. By Hillel Italie / ABC News
Nicki Minaj to receive MTV’s Video Vanguard Award. By Variety / NBC News
Jamaica’s Musical Legacy in 60 Songs, From Bob Marley to Popcaan. By Patricia Meschino / Rolling Stone
Racist humor empowers white supremacy, Raúl Pérez argues in book, “The Souls of White Jokes.” By Raul A. Reyes / NBC News
Film Producer Janet Yang Elected First Asian American President Of The Academy. By Jake Coyle / HuffPost
Mary Alice Should Have Been A Household Name. But She Wasn’t A Part Of White Hollywood. By Law Ware / HuffPost
Nichelle Nichols Helped Show America a Different Future. By Stacy Y. China / NYT
In beguiling ‘American Prophet,’ Frederick Douglass lets freedom sing. By Peter Marks / Wash Post
Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Duke Ellington. By Giovanni Russonello and Marcus J. Moore / NYT
On Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance,’ Freedom is in the Flesh. By Mankaprr Conteh / Rolling Stone
Jerrod Carmichael, Bo Burnham comedy specials are going introspective. By Hannah Yasharoff / USA Today
