Police Shootings
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To be Black during the most American week
After a police killing and a slew of mass shootings, being American means having an uncomfortable relationship with violence
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Truth, Hope and Justice Initiative provides healing for mothers of children killed by police
NBA moms join effort to bring awareness and support to victims’ families
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Can ‘Bad Boys’ become good men?
Will Smith became the biggest movie star in the world by playing one cop after another. In the Black Lives Matter era, can that still resonate?
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In ‘Queen & Slim,’ a black love story blooms from panic and tragedy
Director Melina Matsoukas makes a feature debut that is bound to shake the table
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A world premiere opera, ‘Blue,’ confronts the police shooting of a teenage boy
A powerful new work is destined to join the American canon
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Black death is haunting the theaters of New York this season
On and off Broadway, actors and audiences confront racist killings and the way they chip away at even the hardiest of souls
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Kerry Washington’s ‘American Son’ shouts about race but doesn’t say anything new
New Broadway play parrots cable pundit talking points
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What does it mean when white police are convicted of killing blacks?
We’ll know the system is fair when we are no longer surprised
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Wyatt Cenac can’t fix the world, but he’s sure going to try
The comedian’s new HBO show, ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ isn’t about identifying everything wrong with the world. It’s about finding solutions.