This moment might call for excessive, imaginative Black art that wants to be gobbled up. That’s Ryan Coogler’s new movie. That’s “Cowboy Carter.” Let’s throw in some Kendrick, too.
Category: Black People
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Inside the Most Politically Charged Met Gala in Years
The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.
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The Uncertain Future of South Carolina’s “Porgy and Bess” House
When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a historic artifact or become just another beach house?
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‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ at the Met Explores the History of Black Dandyism
The guest curator of a new Met exhibition on Black style offers an annotated early look at a Dapper Dan jacket, André Leon Talley’s luggage and more.
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Andy Bey, Jazz Singer Renowned for His Vocal Range, Dies at 85
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.
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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.