Culture
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Night One Recap: Threats and New Abuse Details. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Jacey Fortin / NYT
Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book. By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
From Taylor Swift To Dr. Dre: The 10 Top-Earning Musicians Of The Decade. By Zack O’Malley / Forbes
Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy.’ By Mark Kennedy / AP
Clemency’ Star Aldis Hodge: Inside the Year’s Most Underrated, Heartbreaking Acting Performance. By Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ finale puts an exclamation point on the superhero decade. By Ani Bundel / NBC News
Finding the Other. The radical vision of Toni Morrison. By Jesse McCarthy / The Nation
Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Puerto Ricans’ Miss Universe response shows racism isn’t just for white people. By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / NBC News
Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America and Slavery’s Fierce Undertow. By Jacqueline Woodson / NYT
After 25 years on the air, radio legend Tom Joyner signs off. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
A Florida Family Saga, Told In ‘Waves’ Of Healing And Heartache. By Justin Chang / NPR
Just Mercy Stars Michael B. Jordan as a Real-Life Atticus Finch. By Inkoo Kang / Slate
Miss USA, Miss America, Miss Teen USA and now Miss Universe are all black women. By Kendall Trammell / CNN
Earth, Wind & Fire is forever in the groove. By Sarah L. Kaufman / Wash Post
Miles Davis’ Prestige Sessions: “They’re Like The Holy Grail” Of Jazz. By Charles Waring / Discovermusic
Ralph Ellison’s Slow-Burning Art. Sixty years of the writer’s letters chart his evolution from iconoclast to icon. By Kevin Young / The New Yorker
Looking for Frederick Douglass in Savannah. By Siddhartha Mitter / NYT
The Powerful Perspective of “Queen & Slim.” By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
‘Watchmen’ Is A Powerful Exploration Of Black Trauma, And Everyone Needs To Watch. By Erin E. Evans / HuffPost
“She Found Us in the Deserts of Ourselves.” Toni Morrison’s remarkable memorial service in New York City. By Rachelle Hampton / Slate
Filming the Black Belt: An Interview with RaMell Ross. By Max Fraser / Dissent
Actress Mo’Nique suing Netflix for race, gender discrimination. By Daniella Silva and Diana Dasrath / NBC News
Why Edward Norton Moved ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ To The New York Of Robert Moses. By Mary Louise Kelly
The Complicated Significance Of Tyler Perry. By Taryn Finley / HuffPost
‘Harriet’ breaks open what we know about slavery. By Lisa Woolfolk / CNN
Why the Bronx Burned. By Mrill Ingram / The Progressive
Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dies At Age 86. By Richard Gonzales / NPR
Popeyes Sandwich Strikes a Chord for African-Americans. By John Eligon / NYT
HBO’s ‘The Apollo’ Chronicles the Theater’s Struggles and Triumphs. By Dan Reilly / Fortune
