Movies
Culture
New documentary reminds us that even Toni Morrison had to fight off the haters
After she won the Nobel Prize, there were still critics who said her focus on black women was too narrow
Culture
‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ puts a new face on death from despair
Movie from Brad Pitt’s Plan B is a tale of gentrification and loss
Sports
How the ‘Black Godfather’ changed baseball legend Hank Aaron’s life
Aaron joins Hollywood to toast new Netflix documentary about music executive Clarence Avant
Culture
In ‘See You Yesterday,’ time travelers can’t escape the ugly present
New Spike Lee production brings Black Lives Matter to the science fair
Culture
‘The Sun Is Also a Star’ can’t figure out which world to represent
Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton are beautiful together, but the plot isn’t so pretty
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Phillip Youmans becomes first black director to win at Tribeca with his feature debut, ‘Burning Cane’
Teenage whiz kid is about to finish his freshman year at NYU
Culture
Sasheer Zamata is a ‘grown-up woman’ who knows she can say, ‘No’
The fifth black woman to join the cast of ‘SNL’ has a new movie out and will drop a podcast later this year
Culture
John Singleton helped me realize my Hollywood dreams
The director of ‘Boyz n the Hood’ reached out to a lot of people. Here’s a heartfelt thank you from one of them.
Culture
John Singleton was Hollywood’s first hip-hop director
The success of the creative voice behind ‘Boyz n the Hood’ was a game changer in Hollywood