African Americans
Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ on stage: A mirror of African-American life
September 7, 2023“It’s just text, music and actors,” says Chapman. “It’s like a symphony quilting of the story.”
Read moreCourt tosses Alabama Republicans’ racist re-districting map — again
September 6, 2023The Voting Rights Act’s requirement for “pre-clearance” on voting changes in states with histories of discrimination—which the Supreme Court gutted—would have prevented the whole mess.
Read moreAfrican-American composer Florence Price receives her due on new CD
August 7, 2023"She switches between soulful, traditional American folk melodies, and modern takes on late-Romantic harmonic idioms."
Read moreBlack and Blue and British: Two albums under review
May 11, 2023Two new albums documenting the Black experience.
Read moreHistory: The Black national anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is first performed
February 14, 2023“What are we to do with the ugliness that comes with loving a country with soil rich from the bloodshed of those who shoulder the trauma of its creation—from the pillaging of the land to the...
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