Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ and the Pitfalls of African Consciousness
African American imaginings of Africa often intermingle with–and help illuminate–intimate hopes and desires for Black life in the United States.
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Mourning the Loss of My Father: Wynton Marsalis on the Passing of Ellis Marsalis Jr.
*This post appeared on Wynton Marsalis‘ blog and appears here with his permission. My daddy passed away last night (April
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Holloway House and the Black Literary Underground
How do authors such as Robert Beck (Iceberg Slim) and Donald Goines go from catering to white audiences with “black
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We are our own Multitude: Los Angeles’ Black Panamanian Community
*This essay is republished in partnership with Boom California as part of an ongoing series on Black California. On a Saturday
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The Centrality of Whiteness in Modern Sports
Modern sport is racial. This statement has become obvious with the recent protests in the NFL, NBA, and WNBA around
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