The New York Times – Music:
The 37-year-old artist is a Black Masking Indian who sews his own colorful suits. His blending those practices with rap music has made him one of the city’s most in-demand performers.
Category: Black People
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Book Review: ‘What Have We Here?,’ by Billy Dee Williams
The New York Times – Film:
His charming memoir “What Have We Here?” traces the path from a Harlem childhood to “Star Wars,” while lamenting the roles that never came his way.
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B Michael, the ‘Under the Radar’ Designer Who’s Dressed Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and More
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
He has dressed Beyoncé. He has had a New York fashion business since the 1980s. His clothes have become social media hits. But the designer is not a household name.
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Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream
The New York Times – Film:
For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
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Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream
The New York Times – Film:
For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
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Dick Waterman, Promoter and Photographer of the Blues, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A “crackpot eccentric Yankee” from Massachusetts, he revived the careers of long-forgotten Southern artists during the blues boom of the 1960s.
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Some Fall Out of Vogue. She Jumped.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on surviving Ye, quitting Condé Nast and speaking her mind.
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Ice Spice at the Grammys: Y2K Brand Baby Phat Makes a Comeback
The New York Times – Music:
A major moment on the Grammys red carpet showed how far the brand has come — and how it helped change what constitutes high fashion.