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Arts
A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth
The reputation of Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known composers of African descent active in Europe, was thwarted for…
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World
For Black South Africans, Apartheid Was a ‘House of Bondage’
In a newly reissued photo book from 1967, Ernest Cole surveys the ever-present atrocities of European oppression.
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World
White Men Charged in Attack on Black Teenagers at Pool in South Africa
Two youths who tried to use a pool at a resort on Christmas Day said they were told it was…
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World
Day 27: What Are Kids Saying About Kwanzaa?
“Kugichagulia!” saidParker Johnson, 5, of Pasadena, Calif., giggling as he pronounced the Swahili word three times in rapid succession. One…
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News
Charlene Mitchell, 92, Dies; First Black Woman to Run for President
She was the Communist Party candidate in 1968 and later led the campaign to free Angela Davis. But she eventually…
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News
Does the Meaning of a Song Change Depending on Who Wrote It?
I first heard the Christmas spiritual “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” when I was a small child. It was playing in…
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World
In Criticism of Eric Adams, Some See Echoes of David Dinkins
To former Gov. David A. Paterson, it all seemed too familiar: the condemnations, the diminution of character, the absence of…
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News
What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
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Magazine
Michelle Obama’s Fashion Declaration of Independence
The former first lady dressed with a new sense of freedom on her book tour.
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Food
When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color
ATLANTA — Dr. Brittany Stallworth was in fifth grade when she received her first suspension. She and four girlfriends had…