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‘We Have a Right to Speak.’ Watch Brit Bennett, Jasmine Guillory and Jacqueline Woodson Discuss the Shift of Power Toward Black Women Writers

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‘We Know Our Stories Matter.’ Brit Bennett, Jasmine Guillory and Jacqueline Woodson Discuss the Importance of Fiction

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How Black Filmmakers Are Reclaiming Their History Onscreen

Black creators are telling forgotten chapters of Black history, determined to reject white-savior narratives and center Black interiority

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How Black Musicians Revolutionized the Sound of Protest

That year, Black artists' meditative sounds and personal lyrics became a form of protest in a society that consistently denies Black humanity

By Marcus J. Moore

Ibram X. Kendi: This Is the Black Renaissance

A wave of Black cultural works are emancipating the American consciousness, and banging on the door of the classical canon

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Black Art Is in Demand. But There's a Cost

When I wrote my first movie script 10 years ago with a close friend, he and I argued about whether or not the main characters should be Black. I believed then that we wouldn’t be...

By Chad Sanders

Here's the Secret Meaning Behind the BTS Small No. 7 Memes You're Seeing Everywhere

It's an easy way to spot a die-hard BTS fan

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The 15 Best Romance Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now

From 'The Notebook' to 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before'

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Going Viral Helped Catapult Roddy Ricch and 'The Box' to No. 1 — But There's More to the Story

It's barely two months into 2020, but it's already been a big year for rapper Roddy Ricch. The 21-year-old Compton artist has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100 for the past...

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What It's Like to Never Ever See Yourself on TV

a personal essay reflecting on being yellow in America in 2020 raising kids who are “Asian” but have not yet been to Asia why Asian-American men have never been and will never be real Americans...

By Charles Yu

'Living Across Two Continents is Environmentally Unethical'

Australian actress Yael Stone says she is giving up her United States green card to reduce her environmental impact

By Madeleine Carlisle

Catch Up on a Decade of Cinema in Seven Minutes With This Movie Trailer Mashup

Yes, 'Cats' and 'Zootopia' came out in the same decade

By Melissa Locker

'I Can Be Daunting Because I’m Scared to Death.' Choreographer Mark Morris on Dancing and Being 'Difficult'

The choreographer, dancer and teacher Mark Morris, 63, has a new memoir, [tempo-ecommerce src="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735223076/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0735223076&linkId=4b2e67e8c7d1f532aea080d4a033062b" title="Out Loud" context="body"], in which he describes in detail his at times wild ride from young flamenco dancer in Seattle to...

By Belinda Luscombe

The End of America's Cultural Hegemony Is Here

When it comes to culture wars, the past century was undoubtedly an American century. Coming victorious out of the ruins of World War II, with its economy experiencing momentous growth and influence and power, America...

By Fatima Bhutto

Actor and Model Godfrey Gao Dies While Competing on Chinese Reality TV Show

Godfrey Gao, a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor, has died after collapsing on a television set in China. Gao, 35, was filming the Chinese reality TV series Chase Me, a competition show in which contestants face...

By Mahita Gajanan

The Yeehaw Agenda Is About More Than Cowboy Hats. It's About American Identity

With the Yeehaw Agenda, black artists are correcting the record

By Andrew R. Chow

Cancel Culture Is Not Real—At Least Not in the Way People Think

“Has cancel culture gone too far?” The question felt impossible to ignore this year. Google it and you’ll see pages of op-eds, often concluding, yes, it has gone too far, and the Internet mob is...

By Sarah Hagi

Donald Trump Jr.'s Appearance on The View Went Just as You'd Expect an Appearance From Donald Trump Jr. on The View to Go

During Thursday's broadcast, Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle's appearance on The View got predictably heated. When co-host Joy Behar announced their appearance last week, the audience audibly gasped. Thursday's in-studio guests were...

By Madeleine Carlisle
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