African Americans

Rapper IDK to launch a music business program for budding artists through Harvard University

IDK’s No Label Academy, a 10-day program, will take place from 21 to 31 August on the school’s campus in Boston and will help students kickstart careers in the music industry.

Black Thought, Chloe x Halle, H.E.R among artists to compose songs for Apple Music's Juneteenth 2021 playlist

The 20-song playlist also features country singers Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, gospel performer Kirk Franklin, Panamanian singer Sech and rappers D Smoke and Saba.

In her debut novel, author Zakiya Dalila Harris explores corporate America's efforts to embrace diversity

An intriguing mash-up of mystery, thriller, sci-fi and social commentary, The Other Black Girl is set inside Wagner Books, a publishing company where Nella Rogers is an editorial assistant and the only Black girl in the office.

John Legend to perform in ceremony marking 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre

Legend will headline the Remember & Rise event on 31 May at ONEOK Field.

Harvey Mason Jr appointed CEO of The Recording Academy, the producer of Grammy Awards

The announcement comes two weeks after the academy voted to remove its anonymous nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show.

In new book, historian Elizabeth Hinton unearths racial disturbances, rebellions that have faded from public memory

America on Fire, which will be published on 18 May by Liveright, comes trailing enthusiastic endorsements from a raft of prominent scholars, including Henry Louis Gates Jr., Jill Lepore and Eric Foner. It’s a mark both of the book’s timeliness, and Hinton’s stature as a rising star in a historical profession that is increasingly seeking to understand the explosive growth of the carceral state.

As race riots engulf US and coronavirus toll soars, arc of history bends towards rise of authoritarian China

The Donald Trump administration’s shambolic response to the pandemic stands in contrast with China that has recovered faster, and has been able to tame the virus and kickstart its economy.

The Friday List: From a talk on Rajasthan's storytelling tradition to a discussion on lesser known Indian queens, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

Stanley Crouch, social critic and a champion of jazz in America, dies at 74

A former Black nationalist who had been seared by witnessing the 1965 Watts race riots in his native Los Angeles, Crouch transformed himself into a widely read essayist, syndicated newspaper columnist, novelist and MacArthur Foundation “genius award” winner

The 'danger' of Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion's WAP: Critics are afraid of women's audacity to own their sexual satisfaction

WAP remains an important, and in some ways familiar, discussion about the appropriate path to women’s liberation.