Culture
Colson Whitehead wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel Boys. By Constance Grady / Vox
Netflix’s Michelle Obama Documentary Will Take Peek At Her Post-White House Life. By Curtis M. Wong / HuffPost
In “Bull,” actor Rob Morgan continues the long history of the black American cowboy. By Gary M. Kramer / Salon
Coronavirus batters the Navajo Nation, and it’s about to get worse. By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Cynthia McFadden, Christine Romo and Jaime Longoria / NBC News
In Netflix’s ‘#blackAF,’ Kenya Barris dares you to laugh at — or with — a black Larry David. By Syreeta McFadden / NBC News
The Veterans : The journey of black actresses in Hollywood. By Brian Keith Jackson / NYT
Philip Roth’s Dystopia Hits Awfully Close to Home. By Jeet Heer / The Nation
Bill Withers Was the Definition of Timeless. By Bill Wyman / Vulture
Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Pianist and Music Family Patriarch, Dies at 85. By Giovanni Russonello and Michael Levenson / NYT
Meghan Markle’s Elephant Voiceover Has Been in the Works Since 2017. By Erin Vanderhoof / Vanity Fair
Plots against America? Jim Crow was homegrown fascism. By History News Network / AlterNet
Netflix’s “Uncorked” spills the real truth about rejection and privilege in pursuit of passion. By D. Watkins / Salon
‘For Life’: How 50 Cent Helped One Man’s Tale of Injustice See Daylight. By Austin Considine / NYT
Madam C.J. Walker tackled the politics of black hair. More than a century later, the battle still rages on. By Helena Andrews-Dyer / Wash Post
‘Self Made’ showcases Octavia Spencer as America’s first female millionaire. By Brian Lowry / CNN
What 10 Students Learned From Having To Say Their Worst Thoughts On Race Out Loud. By Hanna Rosin / NPR
Six Decades After the Banana Boat, Harry Belafonte’s Archive Sails Home. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Fate of historic Ebony, Jet archive to be determined by advisory group. By Wilson Wong / NBC News
States are banning discrimination against black hairstyles. For some lawmakers, it’s personal. By Ovetta Wiggins / Wash Post
Separate But Not Equal: Racial Bias In Salon Culture. By Jill Di Donato / HuffPost
How Hollywood Sees Me … And How I Want to Be Seen. By Haruka Sakaguchi and Griselda San Martin / Wash Post Mag
He Played With Charlie Parker. For $15 He’ll Play With You. By Sheila Mclear / NYT
McCoy Tyner, Groundbreaking Pianist Of 20th Century Jazz, Dies At 81. By Nate Chinen / NPR
Black students say they are being penalized for their hair, and experts say every student is worse off because of it. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
‘Miss Virginia’ Is Based on Virginia Walden Ford’s Inspiring True Story. By Pippa Raga / Distractify
A Lil Tribute to Biggie: The Larger-than Life Rap Icon Who Brought Hip-Hop to the Masses. By Christine Contrada / Newsweek
