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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.

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Black People Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Fans (Persons) Harris, Aisha Movies National Public Radio Television Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture that Shapes Me (Book)

Book Review: ‘Wannabe,’ by Aisha Harris

In her essay collection “Wannabe,” Aisha Harris argues that Black critics can both appreciate, and demand more from, shifts in popular culture.

By Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Discrimination Harlem (Manhattan, NY) Maple, Jessie (1937-2023) Movies Women and Girls

Jessie Maple, Pathbreaking Filmmaker, Is Dead at 86

She was believed to be the first Black woman to produce, write and direct an independent feature film. She also broke ground as a union cinematographer.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Discrimination Economics (Theory and Philosophy) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Spriggs, William United States Economy

William E. Spriggs, Economist Who Pushed for Racial Justice, Dies at 68

An educator who served in the Obama administration, he championed workers, especially Black workers, and challenged his profession’s racial assumptions.

By Ben Casselman