In Netflix’s ‘Self Made,’ Octavia Spencer Gives An Unsung Heroine Her Spectacular Due
“Hair is power. You can’t imagine what it’s like to lose it,” proclaims the hero of Netflix’s fresh, lively and...
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Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Reflects on Apartheid, and How Ellington and Monk Helped Shape His Career
The eminent pianist Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1934, which means he was born into...
A Filmmaker of Color’s Secret Weapon at Sundance? Diversity Lounges.
This year’s Sundance was the blackest in the festival’s 35-year history. Or at least that’s what it felt like, according...
Memphis’ Black Arts Community Thriving in the New Year
Memphis, a city best known for leading social justice and memorializing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
Kobe Bryant’s Studio Makes Oscar-Winning Short ‘Dear Basketball’ Available for Free
After Kobe Bryant’s death Sunday, finding his animated short “Dear Basketball” to watch online was a difficult task — until...
In Her New Memoir, MaryAnne Howland Tells of How She Prepared Her Son for Manhood
In MaryAnne Howland’s forthcoming memoir, “Warrior Rising: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood,” she tells...
Do the Grammys Have a Diversity Problem?
It was another Grammy moment that lit up Twitter. Taylor Swift had just become the first female solo artist to...
Chinonye Chukwu on Her New Movie ‘Clemency’ and Her Life-Changing Time in Philly
When she ambled around Temple University as a graduate film student a decade ago, you would not see Chinonye Chukwu...
With Her First Oscar Nomination, ‘Harriet’ Star Cynthia Erivo Could Become the Youngest EGOT Winner
British actress Cynthia Erivo was nominated for her first Oscar on Monday morning for her performance as the iconic freedom...