The New York Times – Film:
An open letter signed by notable actors and producers criticized the organization for not including Jews as an underrepresented group as part of a new initiative.
Category: Race and Ethnicity
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The Statue of Liberty Hat
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Paying an unexpected price for a novelty crown.
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The Biggest Trend of 2023
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Skinny models. White male designers. Shoulder pads. This year, fashion failed on many of its promises.
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How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.
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Galleries Off the Beaten Path Diversify Los Angeles Art Scene
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Residency, Band of Vices and Charlie James are among the smaller galleries bringing young Black and Latino artists to the attention of collectors and curators.
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Danielle Brooks and Sam Jay on Confidence and ‘The Color Purple’
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actress and the comedian.
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Black Folk Musicians Are Reclaiming the Genre
The New York Times – T Magazine:
In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be.
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This Is Our Music
The New York Times – T Magazine:
The folk musicians Dom Flemons, Kara Jackson, Amythyst Kiah and Tray Wellington discuss the complications of being a Black performer working in a genre now commonly associated with whiteness.
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Helen Williams, a Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She was one of the most photographed Black models of the 1950s and ’60s, seen mainly in magazines, like Ebony and Jet, aimed at the Black middle class.