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To Have Black Hair in America | Shoppe Black

October 15, 2018African American Culture, KINDR'D ...

Sixth grader Faith Fennidy was expelled on her first day of school for wearing braided extensions.

Roxanne Roxanne | Kennedy-Center.org

October 5, 2018African American Culture, African American Entertainment ...

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.

The Creole queen of New Orleans | CNN

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018African American Cuisine, KINDR'D ...

CNN, CNN [dropcap]Dooky [/dropcap] Chase’s gave African Americans a taste of the fine dining they were barred from, and now over fifty years later people from all over the world flock to experience Leah Chase’s culinary institution [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] CLICK TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE, CNN

‘Passing for white’: how a taboo film genre is being revived to expose racial privilege | The Guardian

August 20, 2018African American Cinema, African American Culture ...

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.

There’s Nothing Wrong With Black English | The Atlantic

August 7, 2018African American Culture, KINDR'D ...

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.

Lorna Simpson Maps the Complex Galaxies of Black Women’s Hair | The Atlantic

June 12, 2018African American Culture, KINDR'D ...

The artist’s new book of collages incorporates magazine clippings, watercolor, and geological formations.

Then the Censors Came for Rap Music | The Atlantic

May 10, 2018African American Culture, African American Music ...

A barista at a coffee shop on the Duke campus was fired because a high-powered administrator took offense to the song she was playing off Spotify.

Rory ‘DC’ Felton, victim of fatal stabbing, remembered as pioneering member of go-go scene | The Washington Post

April 27, 2018African American Culture, African American Music ...

Rory “DC” Felton, a pioneering member of the city’s go-go scene, was remembered Sunday for his ebullient personality and his love of the District — best captured by the energetic tune “Take a Little Ride Through the City,” which the saxophonist co-wrote with his Rare Essence bandmates.

Laila Ali Partners with TIAA on “Difference Maker 100” Initiative | The Network Journal

April 12, 2018African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

Giving back is something that comes naturally to retired (and undefeated) professional boxer-turned-entrepreneur Laila Ali.

What Makes a Greeting Card Black? | The New York Times

April 12, 2018African American Culture, African American News ...

In 1991 the Hallmark greeting card company, based in Kansas City, Mo., decided it was time to get serious about diversity. America was changing, as was Hallmark’s work force, and while the brand had dabbled in cards for black consumers since the 1960s, it didn’t have a perennial line that addressed them directly.