A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
Category: Black People
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U.S. Sues Exxon Mobil Over Nooses Found at Louisiana Refinery
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a suit that the oil and gas company failed to remedy years of racial harassment faced by Black workers.
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Nontraditional Runners Are Finding Their Stride Online
When local clubs don’t feel welcoming, recreational runners of various races, life stages and speeds are creating their own communities. The internet is helping them widen their reach.
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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.
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Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.
For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.
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Building a New Canon of Black Literature
What older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered?
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Black Soldiers Cycled 1,900 Miles Across the U.S. So He Did, Too.
A remarkable journey from Montana to St. Louis by 20 Black infantrymen in 1897 seemed doomed to obscurity until Erick Cedeño, a bicyclist, retraced their journey.
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Brian Flores’s Discrimination Case Against the N.F.L. Can Move to Court
A judge ruled that the former Miami Dolphins coach’s claims of discrimination against the league were not subject to private arbitration, opening a path for a public airing of grievances.
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Newspapers Drop ‘Dilbert’ Comic After Creator’s Rant About Black ‘Hate Groups’
Scott Adams, who created the syndicated comic strip, also said that white people should “get the hell away from Black people,” prompting criticism from editors across the country.
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A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons
“The Gates of Justice,” a large-scale 1969 choral work about relations between Black and Jewish Americans, is being performed in Los Angeles.