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Friend or foe: What’s behind Jay-Z’s surprising partnership with the NFL
There are a million and one questions about the new alliance. The answers are a combination of money, power and the movement.
Sports
Jay-Z goes to the NFL
But who’s getting paid and what justice is being amplified?
Culture
Joining forces with Jay-Z is just what the NFL needed
The musical legend gives credibility to a league struggling with its image among African Americans
Culture
Lil Nas X and Blanco Brown show that cultural appropriation ain’t nothin’ but a G thang
In the debate over profiting from black creativity, these country singers prove that turnabout is fair play
Culture
Janet Jackson trained like a sprinter for her new show
Her personal trainer reveals how the 53-year-old star got herself into Vegas shape
Culture
Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire is having a 🔥🔥🔥 summer
The band’s lead vocalist on being a Kennedy Center honoree, his solo album and paying it forward
Culture
A$AP Rocky case shows the discomfort of fighting for freedom
Wanting black folks free means freeing even those we disagree with
Culture
Art Neville was a recognized genius, but not a well-compensated one
A founder of both the Meters and the Neville Brothers, he brought the funk to New Orleans
Culture
Earth, Wind & Fire among this year’s Kennedy Center honorees
From ‘Sweet Sweetback’ to ‘September,’ they built a soundtrack for the black experience