Alice Walker’s real ‘offence’ is not anti-Semitism; it is her unwavering support for the Palestinian cause.
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21-Year-Old From Viral Howard Homecoming Photo Lands Cover Of Elle Magazine | Blavity
After getting attention at Howard’s homecoming, an emerging model graces the pages of Elle…
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Kwanzaa in Philly: How neighborhoods celebrate the African-American holiday | Billy Penn
In Strawberry Mansion, it’s all about embracing self-determination.
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Jazz legend Herbie Hancock becomes first musician to receive Ben Franklin Medal | WHYY
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock was in Philadelphia Wednesday night to accept an award from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.
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I’m Not African American… I’m Black | Ebony
Shahida Muhammad , Ebony [dropcap]What[/dropcap] does it mean to be African American? This is a question that is quietly resurfacing in Black discourse, due to the fact that many of our people are rejecting the term as a means of identification. While African American still manages to be socially accepted, it seems many privately take […]
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To Have Black Hair in America | Shoppe Black
Sixth grader Faith Fennidy was expelled on her first day of school for wearing braided extensions.
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Roxanne Roxanne | Kennedy-Center.org
From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes this Netflix film that chronicles the journey of Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden from a fierce teenage battle emcee to Hip Hop legend. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council member and film producer Mimi Valdés, Roxanne Shanté, and more.
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‘Passing for white’: how a taboo film genre is being revived to expose racial privilege | The Guardian
Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut is an adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing, a theme little seen since the likes of Show Boat and Pinky.
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Black English | The Atlantic
Accepting it as an alternative form of the language, and not a degraded one, requires being open to artists employing it in their work, even if they didn’t grow up speaking it.
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‘They put us in a little box’: how racial tensions shape modern soul music | The Guardian
While white Americana singers have infused more soul into their sound, black artists such as Leon Bridges still feel restricted by limited expectations
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