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Ralph Ellison’s Juneteenth and Black Literary History

In 1965, Ralph Ellison published a short story called “Juneteenth.” It was a central excerpt of his long-awaited novel-in-progress. Ellison

Early this year, rapper Rod Wave’s album, Soul Fly, entered the music scene with a sharp analysis of contemporary Black manhood.

Of all the Black-owned businesses that thrived on “Black Wall Street,” it is the Dreamland Theatre that stands as the

In 1919, two dozen race riots broke out across the United States, and the collective racial terror traumatized Black communities.

If you were lucky enough to see “The Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power,” an