Culture
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
“Watchmen” creator and star: This is America’s history, not just black or white history. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
What critics are missing about Prince’s raw, rule-breaking memoir. By Clay Cane / CNN
Rap legend Rakim opens up about finding his unique, intellectual sound and transforming hip-hop. By D. Watkins / Salon
The Glorious Return of Funk. By Nate Slaoan / NYT
Harriet Tubman Facts and Myths: How the Movie Tried to Get It Right. By Robert Ito / NYT
Dave Chappelle returns home to Washington to claim Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
The New Documentary About Meghan and Harry Is a Lot More Complicated Than Those Viral Clips Suggest. By Rachelle Hampton / Slate
Kanye has a new album, but he isn’t worth our time anymore. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
Tubman led at least 70 enslaved friends and family from Maryland to freedom over 13 trips on the Underground Railroad. By Janelle Richards / NBC News
When Latinx People Use the N-Word. By Gary Suarez / NYT
Get ready to love ‘Watchmen,’ the smartest show on television. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” Comes to Broadway. The New Yorker
Comedians have to walk a tightrope on issues of race. That will make the art form better. By Margaret Cho / NBC News
The X-Rated Godfather of Rap Gets His Due. By Bill Morris / Daily Beast
Black Instagram influencers call out ‘blackfishing’ white women for racial appropriation. By Quinn Gawronski / NBC News
Kanye West and the Cult of Personality. By Shamira Ibrahim / NYT
Parasite Is the Best Movie of the Year So Far. By Dana Stevens / Slate
A Wave of Rap Docs Shows the Genre Has Entered Its Classic Rock Phase. By Jack Hamilton / Slate
What It’s Like to See ‘Slave Play’ as a Black Person. By Aisha Harris / NYT
