Books
April 15, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
It was the summer of 1963 when photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured a protest over Wigs Parisian, a white-owned wig shop that opened on Harlem’s 125th Street near the Apollo Theater.
May 9, 2019
OpeningsGuatemalan Masks: Selections from the Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection 80 masks depicting animals, folkloric characters and historical figures.
April 5, 2019
The nonprofit organization PEN America announced the winners of its annual literary awards Tuesday night, with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah taking home the prestigious PEN/Jean Stein Award for book of the year for his debut short story collection, “Friday Black.”
Feb. 27, 2019
In a fortunate coincidence, three shows currently on view in L.A. engage in a rich conversation on how black people are represented in the West.
Nov. 14, 2018
Television
In this Peacock series starring Anthony Hopkins, ancient Roman high jinks are revisited once again, with a special emphasis on chariot racing.
July 18, 2024
Catching up with children’s author Kwame Alexander isn’t easy. He lives at 30,000 feet these days.
April 7, 2016
World & Nation
Sonya Massey, a Black woman in Springfield, Ill., called 911 for help and is shot in the face in her home by a white sheriff’s deputy.
July 22, 2024
Opinion
As a 10-year-old in 1978, I was terrified to demonstrate with my parents in New York. King’s movement carried us, as it has carried others in Ferguson and Brixton, in Atlanta and Toronto.
Jan. 15, 2024
Sports
The 24-year-old high-flying act is trying to make the NBA.
July 16, 2014