What a White-Supremacist Coup Looks Like
In Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, the victory of racial prejudice over democratic principle and the rule of law was unnervingly complete. On November 10, 1898, just after Election Day,…
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In Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, the victory of racial prejudice over democratic principle and the rule of law was unnervingly complete. On November 10, 1898, just after Election Day,…
Our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the deft genius who raged searingly at injustice The album to start with Nina Simone in Concert (1964)Nina…
The made-for-television film set a new milestone on the premium cable network. Lifetime’s The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel has made history. The Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, and…
Study shows that Black coaches in the NCAA graduate 84.5 percent of their student-athletes; a rate higher than their white counterparts The gap in graduation rates of Black and white…
DJ Jazzy Jeff forgot 10 days of his life due to coronavirus. The 55-year-old DJ is sure he had the virus recently, as he was battling a high temperature and…
When he died in 1979, Charles White had been influential, both in and outside of the art world. Now, a coming show at MoMA resurrects the American master. AT THE…
On Sunday, April 16, 1848, at least seventy-five black men, women, and children were aboard a sixty-four-foot cargo ship nicknamed the Pearl, trying to escape enslavement in the Washington, D.C.…
Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black people because the whole system is worse for us. Black America is ground zero for covid-19. Alarming health department statistics from cities and counties in…
“The Adams statement is, at best, irresponsible and, at worst, reflective of systemic structural racism.” Black health care professionals are offering unsolicited advice for Surgeon General Jerome Adams after his…
IN THE PAST few years, cultural institutions have been trying to create a more inclusive narrative of contemporary art history, one that contains more women and people of color —…