Before his death, Greg Tate spoke with four other critics at the Pop Conference about the need for Black writers to face down racist institutions…
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Harry Colomby, Teacher Who Aided a Jazz Great’s Career, Dies at 92
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Before, during and now after the conservatorship that oversaw her life for 13 years, the pop star has used dance to assert her power and…
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“To Paradise” spans centuries and continents with a dizzying array of themes, situations and motifs.“To Paradise” spans centuries and continents with a dizzying array of…
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Hip-hop, the country’s most popular music, has quickly become a lightning rod for Sweden’s long-roiling problems with gun violence and gang warfare.Hip-hop, the country’s most…
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