by October Gallery
Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill into law on Wednesday that go-go is the official music of Washington, D.C., amid widespread efforts to protect the gentrifying city’s Black culture. D.C.…
I watched Prince’s performance at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show from my college dorm room, which was furnished with outdated devices from home. I popped a blank VHS tape…
Country music listening numbers are on the rise. And yet, while black artists dominate charts across multiple genres, country music charts are a predominantly white space. So when Billboard removed…
Over the years, it gets harder and harder to act surprised when a Kardashian comes under fire for appropriating black culture for what seems like the millionth time. Khloe Kardashian…
By Elizabeth J. West, Georgia State University/The Conversation Though we often discuss World War I through the lens of history, we occasionally do it through literature. When we do, we’ll…
You probably know Lil Rel Howery as Rod, the TSA agent who provides some laughs in Jordan Peele’s Get Out. VICE News Tonight sat Lil Rel down in front of…
In the coming days, there are going to be countless meditations on Aretha Franklin’s enormous talent — not only as a singer but as a writer and musician — and…
National Museum of African American History and Culture, black history, black culture, Jim Crow, segregation, slavery, the civil rights movement, the Election of … source
WASHINGTON — It’s easy to get engrossed in and even overwhelmed by “Watching Oprah,” an exhaustive examination of Oprah Winfrey’s legacy as a media mogul and cultural icon. Opening Friday…
An Awesome Pre or Post Junetenth Lesson for young and old learners!!! This is my first video for the BLC so things will get better! Please excuse the background noises~…