How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement
The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit.
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‘Rustin’ and the Civil Rights Leader in Real Life
The civil rights leader and organizer of the March on Washington is the focus of a new biopic. Here’s how it stacks up against archival images.
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‘Rustin’ Review: A Sidelined Civil Rights Activist Comes Center
Coleman Domingo carries this biopic of a March on Washington organizer, the first narrative feature from Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company.
A Malcolm X Opera Is Coming to the Met
Anthony, Christopher and Thulani Davis collaborated on “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” which has its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Friday.