Culture
Black Hair and the Revolution at Soul Scissors. By Michaela angela Davis / The Atlantic
Missouri School District Reverses Ban on Toni Morrison Book Following Lawsuit. By Kalyn Womack / The Root
These Black Photographers Showcase Images Of Black Life That Too Often Go Unseen. By Erin E. Evans and Christy Havranek / HuffPost
HBO’s “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” makes the 19th century agitator the star he always was. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Jennifer Hudson named entertainer of year at annual NAACP Image Awards. By AP and NPR
The Oscar Winner Barry Jenkins on a Renaissance in Black Film. By David Remnick / The New Yorker
50 years later, Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ teaches love awakens the soul. By Ray Levy Uyeda / NCR
How Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Helped Remake the Literary Canon. By David Remnick / The New Yorker
See Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in ‘The First Lady’ trailer. By Carson Blackwelder / ABC News.
After 30 Years, The Cast of Martin Is Back To Ask, “How Y’all Feel?” In Upcoming Reunion Special. By Alexander Jane / The Root
When Eartha Kitt Disrupted the Ladies Who Lunch. Film by Scott Calonico, Text by Lauren Elyse Garcia / The New Yorker
Review: In ‘Black No More,’ Race Is Skin Deep, but Racism Isn’t. By Jesse Green / NYT
Snoop Dogg is converting Death Row Records into the first NFT music label. By Chris Morris / Fortune
How The Natural Hair Movement Has Failed Black Women. By Esther Akutekha / HuffPost
Blaxploitation classics like ‘Shaft’ radiate Black Power 50 years on. By Marco della Cava and Rasha Ali / USA Today
This Early Film Depicting Black Love Went Hidden For Years. By Brittany Wong / HuffPost
10 years after Whitney Houston’s death, what have we learned about her — and ourselves? By Allison Stewart / Wash Post
A Black Music collection dedicated to our loves and lovers, on Valentine’s Day and all year round. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Why Toni Morrison Books Are Frequent Targets of Book Bans. By Olivia B. Waxman / Time
It’s Time To Shed Light On Black Americans’ Contributions To The Coffee Industry. By Garin Pirnia / HuffPost
ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ and the mockumentary genre are a match made in TV heaven. By Sarah John / NBC News
Family trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Lorraine Hansberry was ahead of her time. By Wendy Smith / Wash Post
My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life. By Viet Thanh Nguyen / NYT
Sundance Film Festival Brings Racial Justice to the Big Screen. By Asher Luberto / The Progressive
Let’s hear it for the doo-wop girl groups: Their songs of love and heartbreak shaped a generation. By Denise Oliver-Velez / Daily Kos
