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Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Obama's former speechwriter Ben Rhodes examines America through its 15 most defining speeches

Jeremiah Wright’s criticisms of America’s racism and foreign-policy blowback are widely echoed today, and Obama’s response shaped his political identity.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for blistering' debut poetry collection

Debevec-McKenney’s debut collection Joy Is My Middle Name won the Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize for writers aged 39 or under.
Books
fromKqed
3 months ago

A New Mother's Descent Into Madness

A Black new mother's descent into paranoia and psychosis amid racial tension and isolation captures the harrowing realities of postpartum experience.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 months ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

She dared to be difficult': How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think

Black womanhood often overlaps with being labeled difficult, and literary complexity and societal judgment turn that difficulty into moral failing.
New York City
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

The New Studio Museum in Harlem Shows that Black Art Matters

Weekend trips into Manhattan with a father from Barbados instilled lifelong cultural curiosity despite fear, prejudice, and discomfort with Harlem's live entertainment.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Out of the shadows: why Avril Coleridge-Taylor deserves to be heard

Avril Coleridge-Taylor's wartime compositions blend English pastoral influences with personal perspectives as a woman of colour, distinct yet shaped by her father's legacy.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
6 months ago

November Book Bag: from a tome of Japanese printmakers to the first Nina Chanel Abney monograph

This new survey celebrates the lives and work of 44 Modern Japanese artists dating from the early 20th century to today, exploring printmaking in all its forms. Artists featured include Saitō Kiyoshi, who was influenced by European artists, especially Odilon Redon and Edvard Munch, along with Shinoda Tōkō who trained in traditional Japanese calligraphy but, in her own words, "decided to try my own style".
Arts
Arts
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Review: Driving Beat' at TheatreWorks resonates on many levels

A Driving Beat follows a white mother and her precocious 15-year-old son on a road trip to find his birth mother, blending tenderness and unevenness.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

'Shut the F*ck Up' James Carville Scolds Karine Jean-Pierre For Always Mentioning Race

Lady, please do your book tour and then shut the f*ck up! Please, Carville vented. Carville may have been referring to the point in The New Yorker interview where Jean-Pierre said you have to think about how I'm thinking about this as a Black woman who is part of the LGBTQ community, and living in this time where I also don't Democrats right now, Democrats' leadership, is protecting vulnerable people in the way it should.
US politics
Television
fromVulture
7 months ago

The Lowdown Recap: Dale's Double Life

Betty Jo strategically allies with powerful figures, revealing herself as cunning and central to the Washberg family's real-estate and inheritance conflict.
Relationships
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

4 essential conversations every interracial couple should have

Interracial couples must actively discuss cultural differences, race-related biases, and parenting to build understanding, resolve conflicts, and create a shared family culture.
fromVulture
6 years ago

New on Netflix: June 2020

“Black GI: is it fair to serve more than the white Americans who send you here? Nothing is more confused than to be ordered into a war to die without the faintest idea of what’s going on. I dedicate this next record to the Soul Brothers of the First Infantry Divisions. Be safe.” These are the opening words of the trailer for Spike Lee’s latest film, Da 5 Bloods, spoken by “Hanoi Hannah,” who was a real-life Vietnamese radio broadcaster during the Vietnam War.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Kemi Badenoch reveals hysterical' level of personal attacks faced as a black woman

Kemi Badenoch, the first black woman Conservative leader, has faced significant racism, particularly online, while defending Britain’s progress on race and opposing critical race theory.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

What if everyone didn't die?' The queer, Pulitzer-winning, happy-ending Hamlet

James Ijames challenges the perception that his southern accent limits his ability to engage with Shakespeare through his play 'Fat Ham'.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review muddled take on race, politics and class

Thomas Chatterton Williams critiques both the Trumpian right and its leftwing critics, identifying himself as a freethinker while acknowledging his own liberal beliefs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

I used to believe in the American dream. Then the police killed my son

Kelly Ghaisar taught her son to view police as protectors, unaware that her son, Bijan, would later need to navigate a frightening encounter with them.
Social justice
Music
fromPitchfork
10 months ago

Tony Njoku: All Our Knives Are Always Sharp

Nina Simone aimed to be the first Black classical pianist but faced racial barriers, leading her to become an iconic jazz performer.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 months ago

New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece

Zohran Mamdani identified as Black on his Columbia application despite being of South Asian descent.
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