Jason McDonald became a glassblower knowing that throughout history, there’s little to no record of Black glassblowers. He’d like to change that.
Category: Black People
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St. Louis’s Brickline Green Way Trail Explores African American History
A two-mile section of the city’s Brickline Greenway project explores the past and future of the city’s Black community.
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A Walk in St. Louis: A New African American Trail
A two-mile section of the city’s Brickline Greenway project explores the past and future of the city’s Black community.
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A Walk Through the History of New York City
Ahead of next year’s 400th anniversary of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, the historian and author of “The Island at the Center of the World” offers a walking tour of often-overlooked Native American and Black sites.
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Pharrell Williams on His New Role at Louis Vuitton
The American star steps into shoes once filled by Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton. His first collection debuts in Paris this week.
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Prestigious Rose Breeder Names Its New Bloom for a Black Gardener
For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named new varieties after historical British figures, all of them white. The Dannahue, which honors Danny Clarke, changed that.
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U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians
The number of Asian and Latino players has risen over the past decade, according to a new report. But Black musicians are still scarce, especially at large orchestras.
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Review: ‘The Whitney Album’ Looks to Theater to Remake a Painful Past
Eschewing a conventional narrative, Jillian Walker’s soulful show seeks to heal deep wounds through ritual and celebratory singalongs.
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Horace Tapscott, a Force in L.A. Jazz, Is Celebrated in a New Set
“At 60,” a compilation marking the 60th anniversary of his Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, spotlights the pianist and community organizer, who died in 1999.
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‘Menace II Society’ at 30: A Bleak Nightmare Then, a Milestone Now
With a tragic hero at its heart, the Hughes brothers’ debut drama painted nuanced portraits of characters rarely fleshed out in other films.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Between Black and White Boys’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.