Black
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Arts
Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life
“She’s Got Harlem on Her Mind,” three of Spence’s one-acts, packaged together at the Metropolitan Playhouse, are filled with gender…
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News
Who’s Afraid of Black History?
Lurking behind the concerns of Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, over the content of a proposed high school course…
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News
DeSantis May Have Been Right
In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida announced he would ban a draft curriculum proposed by the College Board for…
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Style
A Hunger Strike Makes Headlines Before Milan Fashion Week Begins
Stella Jean, one of the few Black designers in Italian fashion, protests her industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.
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World
The Rocky Path to the College Board’s A.P. Black Studies Course
Over a year, the nonprofit dropped concepts favored by academics, held a frustrating meeting with Florida officials and left educators…
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News
There Is Glory and God in Our Struggles
Every February, Black History Month, Americans engage in a futile attempt to squeeze into 28 days the history of a…
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News
Dead Men at the State of the Union
There were dead men at the State of the Union. No, I’m not talking about George Santos, who I don’t…
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Arts
Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital.
The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one…
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News
A Milestone for Black N.F.L. Hires, but Not on the Sidelines
Five Black presidents have been hired to lead N.F.L. teams, an influx some hope could provide a blueprint for diversifying…
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News
Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race
The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops horrified and infuriated many Americans, not least because it was another…