Black People – Page 81

Ja Morant’s Impact Can Be Bigger Than Basketball

The high-flying Memphis Grizzlies star has excited N.B.A. audiences with his play. But accusations of violent behavior have troubled the communities that need him most.

By Kurt Streeter

Advertising and Marketing Black Entertainment Television Black People Cable Television Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Minorities Paramount Pictures Television VH1 Viacom Inc

Third Black-Owned Company Emerges as Suitor for BET

Black Entertainment Television made the first Black billionaire in the United States. Will a Black executive buy it back?

By Benjamin Mullin

Art Black People Content Type: Personal Profile England Johnson, Claudette Ortuzar Projects (Manhattan, NY)

An Artist Returns After a ‘Long Wilderness’

Claudette Johnson emerged in Thatcher-era England as a prominent Black feminist, only to fall into obscurity. Now, she’s having her first solo show in New York.

By Kadish Morris

Basketball Black People Colleges and Universities Content Type: Personal Profile Denver Nuggets Education (K-12) Golf Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Smith, J R

J.R. Smith Was Lost After the N.B.A. Golf Became His Guide.

Smith was bored and confused when his basketball career abruptly ended in 2020. His search for self took him to a golf team at an H.B.C.U.

By Jonathan Abrams