A new North Carolina festival founded by the musician Rhiannon Giddens highlighted Black string music and flaky treats.
Category: Race and Ethnicity
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Clarence O. Smith, a Founder of Essence Magazine, Is Dead at 92
As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women.
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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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‘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.