INSIDE THE INFORMATION WAR ON BLACK VOTERS. Black communities have been flooded with deceptive tactics aimed at depressing voter turnout. Organizers are fighting back. by Tate Ryan-Mosley October… Read more “MIT Technology Review”
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Playbill
VIRTUAL READING OFTHE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AKA THE NEGRO BOOK OF THE DEAD TO REUNITE OFF-BROADWAY CAST. BY DAN MEYER… Read more “Playbill”
Financial Times
DEREK FORDJOUR: PAINTING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE. The rising artist’s exquisite abstract patterning explores realities of African-American life. By Jackie Wullschläger In a decade or five, which painting… Read more “Financial Times”
Washington Post
THIS INTERRACIAL COUPLE GOT ENGAGED IN OBAMA’S AMERICA. THEN TRUMP TOOK OVER. David and Jessica Figari are navigating racial and political divides in their country — and… Read more “Washington Post”
FiveThirtyEight
TRUMP IS LOSING GROUND WITH WHITE VOTERS BUT GAINING AMONG BLACK AND HISPANIC AMERICANS. By Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr Published Oct. 19, 2020 There’s a well-known truth in politics: No… Read more “FiveThirtyEight”
Harpers Bazaar
THE CROWN ACT.. Natural hairstyles can be a celebration of self-expression. But for too long, they’ve also been a source of discrimination. A new law may change… Read more “Harpers Bazaar”
The Hill
GOOGLE LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM WITH HBCUS TO HELP ADDRESS RACIAL EQUALITY. It is part of the software company’s larger pledge to racial equality. By Alexandra Kelley |… Read more “The Hill”
Hollywood Reporter
CHANNING DUNGEY NAMED CHAIRMAN OF WARNER BROS. TV GROUP. The former Netflix exec will take over for Peter Roth as the head of the prolific studio. OCTOBER… Read more “Hollywood Reporter”
New Yorker
HOW SAIDIYA HARTMAN RETELLS THE HISTORY OF BLACK LIFE. The scholar’s provocative writing illuminates stories that have long gone untold. By Alexis Okeowo October 19, 2020 On a clear… Read more “New Yorker”
NBC News
NOT ENOUGH OR DOUBLE THE PREJUDICE: ON BEING BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN IN 2020. 12 multiracial people discuss the messy, complicated conversations they’re having about identity in… Read more “NBC News”
San Francisco Chronicle
CALIFORNIA’S CONFLICTED HISTORY ON SLAVERY IS CENTRAL TO REPARATIONS PUSH FOR BLACK PEOPLE. Dustin Gardiner Oct. 18, 2020 To understand the quest for reparations for African Americans in… Read more “San Francisco Chronicle”
The Atlantic
THE RELENTLESSNESS OF BLACK GRIEF. We are in the middle of a Black bereavement crisis, and we do not have the privilege or time to grieve. Marissa… Read more “The Atlantic”