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Why Some Black Playwrights Are Saying Their Shows Must Not Go On
Several Black playwrights have canceled productions of their works, in some cases after performances started, because of concerns about conditions…
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Reader Mailbag: Bots and Other Business
Answering questions on topics including polling, independent voters and Black turnout.
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Barbara Lee, a Longtime Congresswoman, Is Running for Senate in California
Ms. Lee, the sole member of Congress to oppose a broad war authorization after the Sept. 11 attacks, is joining…
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In Mississippi’s Capital, Old Racial Divides Take New Forms
A plan by Republican lawmakers to set up a new court system served by a state-run police force for parts…
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Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life
“She’s Got Harlem on Her Mind,” three of Spence’s one-acts, packaged together at the Metropolitan Playhouse, are filled with gender…
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Who’s Afraid of Black History?
Lurking behind the concerns of Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, over the content of a proposed high school course…
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DeSantis May Have Been Right
In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida announced he would ban a draft curriculum proposed by the College Board for…
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A Hunger Strike Makes Headlines Before Milan Fashion Week Begins
Stella Jean, one of the few Black designers in Italian fashion, protests her industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.
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The Rocky Path to the College Board’s A.P. Black Studies Course
Over a year, the nonprofit dropped concepts favored by academics, held a frustrating meeting with Florida officials and left educators…
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There Is Glory and God in Our Struggles
Every February, Black History Month, Americans engage in a futile attempt to squeeze into 28 days the history of a…