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November 17, 2021
Published by GUY TREBAY at November 17, 2021
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Jason Jules and The Making of Black Ivy Style

A new book examines how Black civil rights leaders, jazzmen, artists and writers rewrote the sartorial codes of a largely white elite. It is a rare […]
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November 12, 2021
Published by Kevin Renn at November 12, 2021
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The Manny Diaries

Chapter one: This job is hard. Chapter two: Leaving it is harder. I was 24, relatively new to New York City, working a day job I […]
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October 27, 2021
Published by Jennifer Harlan and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio at October 27, 2021
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8 Black Women Who Are Mayors in Some of the U.S.'s Biggest Cities

When Kim Janey failed in September to qualify for the mayoral runoff election in Boston, effectively ending her time as the city’s top leader, her political […]
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October 21, 2021
Published by GUY TREBAY at October 21, 2021
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An East Village Boutique Where the Avant-Garde Gathered

Knobkerry was a shop and gallery where Ornette Coleman hung out and Janis Joplin shopped. It is the subject of a new book and related exhibition. […]
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October 21, 2021
Published by Diana Tsui at October 21, 2021
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Blacktag, a New Streaming Service, Has Big Plans

A new streaming platform wants to be a destination for Black audiences around the world. When Ousman Sahko Sow and Akin Adebowale founded Blacktag in 2019, […]
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June 30, 2021
Published by Salamishah Tillet at June 30, 2021
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With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]
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June 30, 2021
Published by Salamishah Tillet at June 30, 2021
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With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]
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June 26, 2021
Published by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Richard Williams at June 26, 2021
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They Came to Slay: L.G.B.T.Q. Trailblazers

L.G.B.T.Q. people unite every June, Pride Month, to celebrate milestones like the Stonewall uprising and the activists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of […]
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June 25, 2021
Published by Taylor Lorenz and Laura Zornosa at June 25, 2021
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Are Black Creators Really on ‘Strike’ From TikTok?

A viral campaign aims to draw attention to the ways social platforms compensate users. In a TikTok video from June 18, Erick Louis, a 21-year-old content […]
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June 14, 2021
Published by TARIRO MZEZEWA at June 14, 2021
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What Does It Mean to Be Crowned ‘Miss Juneteenth’?

In the month of June, as celebrations to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday begin, dozens of Black girls and women across the country will be competing for […]
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