My stepfather had been good at taking photos. As a kid, I often saw zippered leather bags with the names Nikon and Canon on his dresser. Sometimes, there were rolls of film in the refrigerator. Sometimes, a loose camera on the kitchen counter. I knew not to touch...
Op-Ed: Jim Crow Afterlife: The ‘Troubled’ Case of New York Times Celebrity Obituaries
David Dominique writes that the language national newspapers use to describe Black celebrities at the time of their death, far from being trivial, is fueled by the same anti-Blackness we see in the all-too-frequent police killings of Black men. Last week, after the...
DMX, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, Naughty By Nature, More, Head to Coliseum Oct. 17.
It's called the "asters of Ceremony - Hip Hop Reunion" tour and it's featuring a mess of in/famous rap stars from the genre's earliest days. It's called the "asters of Ceremony - Hip Hop Reunion" tour and it's featuring a mess of in/famous rap stars from the genre's...
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