An admirer of Nat King Cole, he began as a child performer and as part of a family trio before emerging as a master of the American Songbook.
Category: Black People
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‘Sinners,’ the Blues and Fighting for Artistic Control
Unpacking the Ryan Coogler movie starring Michael B. Jordan, and its relationship to music, genre and gatekeeping.
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Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump’s Cross Hairs With ‘Central Park Five’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning opera features Donald J. Trump, whose 1989 full-page newspaper ad sought to demonize the young men wrongly accused of rape.
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Iké Udé Is America’s Premier Dandy. Naturally, the Met Came Calling.
The artist Iké Udé understands the power of rejecting labels.
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The Symbolism in ‘Sinners’
Beneath the spectacle of an action-packed vampire movie, the film has plenty to say about what is sacred and what is profane.
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An Ode to the Blues’ Many Guises, Inspired by ‘Sinners’
Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.
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Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to return a $105,000 penalty it collected last fall when it resolved a discrimination lawsuit.
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Why Black Satire Is the Art Form for Our Absurd Age
Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities.
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Tyler Mitchell Captures ‘the Modern Dandy’ in a New Photo Essay for the Met
The 29-year-old fashion photographer Tyler Mitchell had his own ideas about how to shoot the catalog for the museum’s spring Costume Institute show.
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In ‘Meanwhile,’ a Nation Remembers to Breathe
The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience.
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Paul Tazewell Is First Black Man to Win Oscar for Best Costume Design for ‘Wicked’
He won for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked.”