The New York Times – Film:
Watch these selections that highlight the range and evolution of Black film.
Category: Black People
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Overlooked No More: Jimmy Reed, the Bluesman Everyone Covered, Then Forgot
The New York Times – Music:
His most enduring hits were recorded by Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. But his own career faded from view.
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Denyce Graves Says Goodbye to the Opera Stage After 40 Years
The New York Times – Music:
Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and at the Kennedy Center.
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For His Next Act, Darren Walker Is Heading to Hollywood
The New York Times – Film:
Anonymous Content, a production company whose top investor is Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, has named Darren Walker as president and chief executive.
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New Nike LeBron Shoe Honors MLK Jr. by Evoking Motel Where He Was Killed
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
LeBron James’s new sneaker seeks to honor the civil rights leader with a color palette inspired by the Memphis motel where King was assassinated in 1968.
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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Art of Racial Solidarity
The New York Times – Film:
Across film (“Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”), theater (“Ragtime”) and TV (“The Lowdown”), four works suggested what achieving racial equality in America would take.
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May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
The New York Times – Film:
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, including from John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
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Trump’s Birthday Becomes Free National Park Day as MLK Day and Juneteenth Are Cut
The New York Times – Travel:
Visitors will instead get free entry on President Trump’s birthday, which coincides with Flag Day.
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Solange Knowles, Librarian: Expanding a Saint Heron Passion Project
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)