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'Black Gold' balances curation, creative insurgency in vital moment
California history is often thought of as synonymous with the railroad and the gold rush, but Black history is not. “Black ...
As a Black woman from a family of vets, all I thought about during the big Army parade was Trump’s attacks on DEI
It's beyond hypocritical for Trump to "celebrate" the Army while also diminishing the contributions of the Black and brown ...
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Black Thought Writing and Directing Immersive Hip-Hop Film
He’ll be writing and directing an immersive film centered around “hip-hop’s soul.” The project, co-produced by Questlove, ...
Atlanta Black Star1d
‘She Had Her Picks’: Jamal Roberts Reveals Cadid Truth About Carrie Underwood, Admits He Never Thought She Was On His Side
Jamal Roberts finally has decided to speak his truth about judge Carrie Underwood, and his words were unmistakably clear. The 27-year-old “American Idol” ...
The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York
It’s one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people ...
The Post-Journal1d
Rush Hour Traffic On A Vacation Monday
One overloaded black pickup truck plus one fast-changing green light, equals one broken rearview mirror. Not a planned ...
Observer2d
Chase Hall Is Just Grateful Doing the Work
For me, it has always been about questions of who I am, who I am becoming and how I am showing up in the world,” the artist told Observer.
Hip-Hop Wired3d
Questlove And Black Thought To Craft Immersive Hip-Hop Film
Questlove and Black Thought are working together on a new narrative and immersive film focusing on “Hip-Hop’s soul.” ...
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‘Great Black Hope,’ Rob Franklin’s new book is a manifesto of Black queer evolution & possibility
Anyone who has experienced a summer in New York City understands the magic that radiates through its boroughs. As simmering ...
The Roots' Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter & Questlove's Two One Five Team With Impossible Creative For Immersive Hip-Hop Feature
EXCLUSIVE: Roots co-founder Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter is writing and directing a new narrative film that’s billed to ...
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"Prose To The People" Is The Love Letter Black Bookstores Deserve
Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries. Katie Mitchell’s ...