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Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Out of the shadows: why Avril Coleridge-Taylor deserves to be heard

Avril Coleridge-Taylor's wartime compositions blend English pastoral influences with personal perspectives as a woman of colour, distinct yet shaped by her father's legacy.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks ago

November Book Bag: from a tome of Japanese printmakers to the first Nina Chanel Abney monograph

This new survey celebrates the lives and work of 44 Modern Japanese artists dating from the early 20th century to today, exploring printmaking in all its forms. Artists featured include Saitō Kiyoshi, who was influenced by European artists, especially Odilon Redon and Edvard Munch, along with Shinoda Tōkō who trained in traditional Japanese calligraphy but, in her own words, "decided to try my own style".
Arts
Arts
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Review: Driving Beat' at TheatreWorks resonates on many levels

A Driving Beat follows a white mother and her precocious 15-year-old son on a road trip to find his birth mother, blending tenderness and unevenness.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

'Shut the F*ck Up' James Carville Scolds Karine Jean-Pierre For Always Mentioning Race

Lady, please do your book tour and then shut the f*ck up! Please, Carville vented. Carville may have been referring to the point in The New Yorker interview where Jean-Pierre said you have to think about how I'm thinking about this as a Black woman who is part of the LGBTQ community, and living in this time where I also don't Democrats right now, Democrats' leadership, is protecting vulnerable people in the way it should.
US politics
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Lowdown Recap: Dale's Double Life

Betty Jo strategically allies with powerful figures, revealing herself as cunning and central to the Washberg family's real-estate and inheritance conflict.
Relationships
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

4 essential conversations every interracial couple should have

Interracial couples must actively discuss cultural differences, race-related biases, and parenting to build understanding, resolve conflicts, and create a shared family culture.
fromVulture
5 years ago
Film

New on Netflix: June 2020

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam to recover buried treasure and their fallen leader’s remains, confronting race, memory, and changed identities.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Kemi Badenoch reveals hysterical' level of personal attacks faced as a black woman

Kemi Badenoch, the first black woman Conservative leader, has faced significant racism, particularly online, while defending Britain’s progress on race and opposing critical race theory.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

What if everyone didn't die?' The queer, Pulitzer-winning, happy-ending Hamlet

James Ijames challenges the perception that his southern accent limits his ability to engage with Shakespeare through his play 'Fat Ham'.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review muddled take on race, politics and class

Thomas Chatterton Williams critiques both the Trumpian right and its leftwing critics, identifying himself as a freethinker while acknowledging his own liberal beliefs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I used to believe in the American dream. Then the police killed my son

Kelly Ghaisar taught her son to view police as protectors, unaware that her son, Bijan, would later need to navigate a frightening encounter with them.
Social justice
Music
fromPitchfork
4 months ago

Tony Njoku: All Our Knives Are Always Sharp

Nina Simone aimed to be the first Black classical pianist but faced racial barriers, leading her to become an iconic jazz performer.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece

Zohran Mamdani identified as Black on his Columbia application despite being of South Asian descent.
Berlin music
fromBerlin Art Link
6 months ago

Review 'Billie & Maria' at Volksbuhne | Berlin Art Link

The performance explores the intertwined lives of two women, highlighting themes of trauma, resilience, and the power of music as a survival tool.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 months ago

Reform candidate defends 'racist' Sarwar advert

The advert by PA Media Reform UK regarding Anas Sarwar has sparked accusations of racism and calls for its removal.
NYC parents
fromwww.npr.org
7 months ago

High school teachers reflect on 100 years of 'The Great Gatsby'

*The Great Gatsby* remains relevant in education, but its portrayal of race and identity presents challenges for modern learners.
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