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.
Category: Race and Ethnicity
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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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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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Why Some of Japan’s Most Exciting Cultural Figures Are of Korean Descent
The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure.
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Reformation’s Devon Lee Carlson Collab Sparks Cultural Appropriation Allegations
A collaboration with the influencer Devon Lee Carlson looks a lot like a lehenga, joining a list of recent incidents that inspired questions about cultural appropriation.
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Inside the Controversy Surrounding Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake
The dwarfs. The casting. The politics of the lead actress. And that wig! Is Disney’s live-action remake of the classic film doomed by culture war skirmishes?
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K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96
His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Natasha Rothwell on Figuring Out What She Wants In a Relationship
Natasha Rothwell, a star of “The White Lotus,” on what it took to figure out what she wanted in a relationship.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: How I Decentered Men and Learned to Center Myself
Natasha Rothwell, a star of “The White Lotus,” on what it took to figure out what she wanted in a relationship.
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Tyler Mitchell Captures ‘the Modern Dandy’ in a New Photo Essay for the Met
The 29-year-old fashion photographer Tyler Mitchell had his own ideas about how to shoot the catalog for the museum’s spring Costume Institute show.
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Are You Asian American? Let’s Talk About Your (Gold) Jewelry
Please tell us about your relationship to gold, jewelry or other inherited adornments of precious metals and how you wear them.
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The New ‘Captain America’ Movie Isn’t Great. But Don’t Call Him a D.E.I. Hire.
Anthony Mackie picks up the shield at a potentially awkward time. But there’s one way Disney can do right by him and the next generation of Marvel stars.