For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
Category: Black People
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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.
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Joe Madison, Radio Host and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 74
On the air, he urged politically powerful guests to take action on human rights issues. Outside the studio, he joined protests, including a hunger strike in 2021.
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‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face
The movies explore what happens when authors who focus exclusively on racism in their work push back against political and commercial stresses.
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Beverly Johnson, ‘the Model With the Big Mouth’
In her new one-woman show, she details her 50-year modeling career, her tumultuous relationships — and an unsettling encounter with Bill Cosby.