His charming memoir “What Have We Here?” traces the path from a Harlem childhood to “Star Wars,” while lamenting the roles that never came his way.
Category: Black People
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B Michael, the ‘Under the Radar’ Designer Who’s Dressed Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and More
He has dressed Beyoncé. He has had a New York fashion business since the 1980s. His clothes have become social media hits. But the designer is not a household name.
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Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream
For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
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Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream
For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
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Dick Waterman, Promoter and Photographer of the Blues, Dies at 88
A “crackpot eccentric Yankee” from Massachusetts, he revived the careers of long-forgotten Southern artists during the blues boom of the 1960s.
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Some Fall Out of Vogue. She Jumped.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on surviving Ye, quitting Condé Nast and speaking her mind.
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Ice Spice at the Grammys: Y2K Brand Baby Phat Makes a Comeback
A major moment on the Grammys red carpet showed how far the brand has come — and how it helped change what constitutes high fashion.
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Clyde Taylor, Literary Scholar Who Elevated Black Cinema, Dies at 92
A leading figure in the field of Black studies in the 1970s, he identified work by Black filmmakers as worthy of serious intellectual attention.
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The Grammys Aim for a Big Tent, but Not Everyone Feels at Home
The most awarded artists were diverse on Sunday night. How those winners received their honors, however, differed mightily.
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Target Pulls Magnet Kit That Misidentified Three Black Leaders
In a widely viewed TikTok video, a high school history teacher highlighted the errors, which appeared in a “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity.”
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A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline
Gary, Ind., home of U.S. Steel’s largest mill, is seeking a fresh economic start under a new mayor determined to draw new businesses and residents.