Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, The Broad, Los Angeles
When Jay-Z & Beyonce rented out the Louvre Museum in Paris to shoot a music video for their joint album Everything Is Love, initially many…
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Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Reading Michelle Obama’s biography left me feeling like I’d been invited into her home or watched her being interviewed by Oprah. As I put…
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Offsides & Out of Bounds, Thoughts on Athletes and Activism: We Matter by Etan Thomas
“Shut up and dribble,” was the response of television and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham to Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James for “talking politics”…
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Book Review – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration 10 Years Later
Photo Credit: The New Jim Crow, The New Press In the ten years since the seminal work on race in America in the 21st…
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All Hail Empress Ri Ri!
Before we get into this article, I am going to start off by reverting back to my sweaty nerd video game playing days when…
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Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
The phrase “Black is Beautiful” is so powerful and it’s only becoming stronger as the social climate continues to intensify for the black…
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People of Note: Linda “Peaches” Tavani
Picture the moment: Linda “Peaches” Tavani (then Linda Greene) is the second ‘Peaches’ to have recorded with Herb for Peaches & Herb. The album…
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Book Review – Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani
Photo Credit: Caroline Leavitt @Leavittnovelist So often the history that is taught regarding black citizens is limited to a few solitary time periods or…
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The Prince and the Dressmaker: A Genderqueer Graphic Novel With Heart
Looking for something fresh and new to read this spring? Something easy to digest, but that sticks with you long after you’ve finished the…
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Sita Sings the Blues: A Female Perspective on the Ramayana
At first glance, a young white woman sitting in her apartment in San Francisco and an ancient Hindu text whose origins stretch back thousands…
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Only You: Film Review
Do you believe in destiny? True love? Soulmates? Whether your answer is yes or no, you’re sure to be entranced by the romantic…
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Book Review: Room with a View by E. M. Forster
More Than Just a 20th Century Love Story Written over a century ago, it isn’t surprising that E. M. Forster’s Room with a View…
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