The New York Times – Film:
Adding a curator, the Criterion Collection expanded its offerings and its vision of Black film. But auteurs continue to push the company on what inclusion means.
Category: Black People
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Michelle Obama and Cardi B Celebrate Black Women on America’s 250th
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Essence Festival drew attendees from around the country to New Orleans for parties, panels, concerts and unity.
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Black Soldiers In the Revolutionary War: A New England Journey
The New York Times – Travel:
Across New England, a writer traveled down dirt paths and into historic homes to find the forgotten stories of the enslaved men who fought for freedom on two fronts.
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Mara Brock Akil Finds a New ‘Muse’ in ‘The Revelation of Dionne Daphne’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She’s been creating layered Black women for TV since “Girlfriends” in the early 2000s. In her debut novel, she raises the stakes for yet another one.
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Gary Shteyngart, a Russian-Born Author, Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Home With His Son
The New York Times – Travel:
I emigrated from the Soviet Union decades ago, and recently toured Thomas Jefferson’s home with my American-born history-buff son.
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NY Liberty’s Ellie the Elephant Celebrates Her 6th Birthday in Style
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Sure, there are bigger milestones than a sixth birthday. But the New York Liberty’s trunk-shaking mascot isn’t one to miss a chance to party.
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David Henderson, Innovative Poet and Hendrix Biographer, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
Part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, he went on to reclaim a leading musician of the psychedelic era as a distinctly African American artist.