Culture
Music
Jay-Z and Beyoncé call out NFL and Grammys in surprise album
Long-awaited “Everything Is Love” features the Louvre and arrives amid G.O.O.D. Music rollout
Film
Sundance and Toronto film festivals commit to increasing numbers of minority critics
New USC study finds white men dominate the ranks of film criticism
Movies
Director X says his new ‘Superfly’ is more fast and furious than ‘The Wire’
‘We need some antiheroes. We need diversity of characters. We deserve a mindless action movie too.’
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From small-screen ‘Grown-ish’ to the silver screen’s ‘Superfly,’ this is Trevor Jackson’s year
But not long ago, ‘I was going to quit acting. I didn’t want to do it anymore.’
Harlem Hops
Three HBCU graduates bring craft beer bar to Harlem
Harlem Hops to become the first beer bar in Harlem owned 100 percent by African-Americans
Samuel L. Jackson
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Beloved NBA baller Baron Davis talks about ‘Insecure,’ hanging with Paul Pierce and his Black Wall Street dreams
And what would it have been like if Davis had gone to an HBCU over UCLA?
Books
Michelle Obama’s book cover shows a first lady who knows the rules and then changes them
One of these is not like the others
Pots And Pans
On Juneteenth, let’s pass the baton to the next generation
In life as in sports, recognize those who have overcome, those still striving and those yet unborn
NBA Draft
Jaren Jackson Jr: Like Jay-Z, my dad had a ‘Blueprint’ all along
The father and son NBA duo talk Draft and Father’s Day traditions
Father's Day
A letter to my son Kevin Durant
On Father’s Day: ‘Thank you for forgiving me and allowing us to have the great relationship we have today’
Commentary
Tiger Woods: ‘You don’t win major championships by slapping all around the place and missing putts’
Golfers needed near-perfection to finish under par at Shinnecock Hills
Gun Violence Awareness Month
This gun and domestic violence survivor finally gets justice and releases new book
Justice is finally being served for Diona Clark after an incident that nearly killed her
Commentary
Shadowing Tiger at U.S. Open is a lot tougher than it looks
No problem, I’m thinking. I’m built for this, having caddied at a country club back in the day. And where are the black caddies, anyway?
Soccer
Atlanta is all about that soccer culture
The city has embraced the sport from the stadium to the street