The bank’s latest historical review, done as part of its racial equity pledge, shows indirect ties rather than direct profits.
Category: Race and Ethnicity
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Video Removes Protest Scene
A news clip of a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta was edited out of the music video after criticism that the song and video were offensive.
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Do Legacy Admissions Policies Have a Future?
Critics have accused them of boosting white, wealthy college applicants. But elite schools like Harvard may be reluctant to shut a source of alumni cash.
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Reimagining ‘Madame Butterfly,’ With Asian Creators at the Helm
As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role.
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Jason Aldean Video for ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Pulled Amid Backlash
The country singer, who released the song in May, said the tune is an ode to the “feeling of a community” he had growing up. Critics say it is offensive.
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André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77
One of the first Black superstars in classical music, he awed audiences with his charisma and his technical powers.
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Hardcore Punk Is Looking (and Sounding) Different Now
People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore’s longstanding image of white, male aggression — and producing some of its most interesting music.
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‘After Sherman’ Review: A Gullah Geechee Reckoning
A New York-based filmmaker wades into the deep waters of his Gullah Geechee heritage and South Carolina roots.
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Meet Greta Lee, the Star of “Past Lives”
She’s known for playing offbeat characters in “Russian Doll,” “High Maintenance” and “Girls,” but Greta Lee is winning raves for her restrained performance in “Past Lives.” It almost didn’t happen.
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‘White Balls on Walls’ Review: Time With the Gatekeepers
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam becomes a somewhat flimsy case study for fine-art diversity and inclusion conversations in this documentary.