Kwame Mbalia and 16 author friends, including Jason Reynolds, Varian Johnson, Tochi Onyebuchi, Dean Atta and Jerry Craft, make an anthology.Kwame Mbalia and 16 author…
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Discarded sinks find new life as Jaipur Blue Pottery
By upcycling ceramic waste, interdisciplinary designer Disharee Mathur reinvents the heritage craft of Jaipur Blue Pottery at the ongoing, digital graduate show ‘RCA2021’By upcycling ceramic…
View More Discarded sinks find new life as Jaipur Blue PotteryEve L. Ewing Adds a Dash of Black Girl Magic to STEM-Based Learning
In “Maya and the Robot,” a shy brainiac finds, fixes and brings to life an artificially intelligent robot named Ralph.In “Maya and the Robot,” a…
View More Eve L. Ewing Adds a Dash of Black Girl Magic to STEM-Based LearningJohnny Ventura, Who Created the Sound of Modern Merengue, Dies at 81
The “Elvis of Merengue” released more than 100 albums and won six Latin Grammys. For a time, he was mayor of the capital of the…
View More Johnny Ventura, Who Created the Sound of Modern Merengue, Dies at 81Douglas Chrismas, Gallery Owner, Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
The Los Angeles art dealer Douglas Chrismas has surrendered to the F.B.I. and a trial date has been set for September.The Los Angeles art dealer…
View More Douglas Chrismas, Gallery Owner, Arrested on Embezzlement ChargeScarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Release
The star said making the film available on Disney+ at the same time it opened in theaters “dramatically” lowered box office revenue, which could cost…
View More Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ ReleaseFloyd Cooper, Illustrator of Black Life for Children, Dies at 65
He sought to revive and recount chapters of African American history that he felt weren’t taught enough in classrooms.He sought to revive and recount chapters…
View More Floyd Cooper, Illustrator of Black Life for Children, Dies at 65$10 million is being given to arts institutions in the U.S. to help make them more energy-efficient.
‘The Boy Behind the Door’ Review: Best Friends in Peril
Tween boys attempt to escape mysterious abductors in this thriller borrowing from the slasher-horror genre.Tween boys attempt to escape mysterious abductors in this thriller borrowing…
View More ‘The Boy Behind the Door’ Review: Best Friends in PerilReview: ‘The Pursuit of Love’ Against All Odds
Lily James of “Downton Abbey” plays a die-hard romantic in an adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic comic novel.Lily James of “Downton Abbey” plays a die-hard…
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