Arts & Culture

Black Power Naps. Art installation featuring beds and curtains.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 6, 2019 12:12PM EST

Art Installation Hopes to Give People of Color Reparations Through Rest

Navild Acosta on his “Black Power Naps/Siestas Negras”: “The sleep gap is really inherited generational trauma. It is living in our bones.”
Raphael Saadiq. Black man wearing black fedora dressed in black studded jacket and black sunglasses.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 6, 2019 10:58AM EST

WATCH: Raphael Saadiq Plays NPR's Tiny Desk

The singer returns to the concert series, accompanied by Lucky Daye, for the first time in 10 years.
Alfre Woodard and Jamie Foxx. A middle-aged Black woman with brown curly hair and Black man with short hair cut.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 5, 2019 2:41PM EST

Alfre Woodard and Jamie Foxx On Playing Roles Set In Prisons

Foxx: “The reason I don’t want to go see somebody in jail is because I don’t want to get used to that.”
Plantation Wedding. White woman in wedding dress on steps of white house.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 5, 2019 12:11PM EST

Top Wedding Sites Will Stop Promoting Slave Plantations

Color of Change: “If we were talking about concentration camps, it would be weird and disrespectful and egregious for folks to be seeking to have their weddings at these locations.”

 
John Leguizamo.Latinx man wearing black hat and vest and blue shirt holding up comic books.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 4, 2019 1:12PM EST

John Leguizamo Introduces New Latinx Superhero in Comic Book 'PhenomX'

“I’m making this with the Latinx community.”
Gabrielle Union. Black woman with chin-length bob wearing sparkly top.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Dec 3, 2019 12:52PM EST

Gabrielle Union Working To Change Culture on 'America's Got Talent'

After accusing the show of discrimination and bias, the star is now focused on making things better for future judges and contestants. 
Will Ferrell. White man dressed as a Native American sitting at a dinner table.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 25, 2019 2:01PM EST

WATCH: 'Saturday Night Live' Parodies the 'First Thanksgiving'

SNL addresses colonization, immigration and racism in a sketch that includes no actual Native Americans.
Six men wearing different colored shirts sitting at a long wooden table outside, talking.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 25, 2019 1:37PM EST

'College Behind Bars' Spotlights Fight For Education

The new PBS documentary follows 12 incarcerated people as they win national debates and work to earn college degrees.
Bikram Choudhury. Indian man in yoga classroom giving instructions to practitioner, wearing black underwear.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 22, 2019 11:37AM EST

Hot Yoga Founder Bikram Choudhury Comes Under Fire in New Doc

“Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator” explores how Choudhury created a multi-dollar empire—and was accused of emotionally and sexually abusing his followers.
Toni Morrison. Black woman with gray hair standing behind podium wearing colorful dress.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 22, 2019 11:21AM EST

Toni Morrison Memorialized By More Than 3,000

Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis and Ta-Nehisi Coates honored the literary icon at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City.
Anita Hill. Older Black woman with gray hair and glasses holding microphone.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 21, 2019 4:05PM EST

Anita Hill's Hollywood Commission Launches Harassment Survey

The industry-wide survey will ask people working in the entertainment industry to anonymously share their experiences dealing with sexual harassment and abuse.
Jussie Smollet. Black man wearing dark suit with sunglasses surrounded by media.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 21, 2019 1:44PM EST

Jussie Smollett Countersues City of Chicago for 'Extreme Emotional Distress'

The city sued Smollett in April seeking reimbursement for its investigation into the alleged racist and homophobic attack on the actor.
The 1619 Project. Dark stage with Black woman standing at red podium.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 20, 2019 3:13PM EST

The 1619 Project to Become Multi-Book Series

The extensive project that marked the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia will be expanded into several books, including a graphic novel.
“We Never Asked Permission.” Illustration of Black woman braiding hair of another.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 20, 2019 2:48PM EST

Trans Day of Resilience Celebrates Beauty and Resistance of Trans People of Color

Forward Together’s annual project features 10 transgender and gender nonconforming artists who created art around their visions for trans freedom.
Margaret Cho. Korean American woman wearing orange top holding microphone in front of sign reading "The Ice House."
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 19, 2019 2:36PM EST

Margaret Cho On Racism and Inclusion in Comedy

“I think there’s still some way to go in terms of diversity.”
Yellow image of the United States with blue images of protest behind it and the words "Organize" and "Dear Walmart."
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 19, 2019 1:47PM EST

Workers Tell Their Stories In 'Dear Walmart' Doc

Late activist Evelin Cruz: “Instead of helping people come out of poverty, they perpetuate it with the wages that they pay.”
Colin Kaepernick. Black man with large Afro wearing black tank and shorts, holding a football.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 18, 2019 4:25PM EST

Reactions Are Mixed About How Colin Kaepernick Handled His NFL Workout

Kap’s surprise move from an NFL-sanctioned location to an Atlanta-area high school put the league in an uncomfortable position. 
Lance Gumbs. Native American Shinnecock man dressed in traditional feathered headdress. with white beaded vest and yellow jacket.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 17, 2019 4:42PM EST

In a New Doc, the Shinnecock Nation Fights to Maintain Their Rich Heritage in The Hamptons

Lance Gumbs: “This land was stolen from us. Flat out, hands down, no questions, stolen.”
Person holding belly of pregnant person, in silhouette.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 15, 2019 2:56PM EST

Intersectionality Matters Podcast Exposes Attacks on Black Motherhood

Host Kimberlé Crenshaw: “It wasn’t the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution nor the Stars and Stripes that gave birth to America; it was the Black vagina that laid the golden egg.”
Mo'Nique. Black woman with brown hair shoulder length. wearing black.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Nov 15, 2019 10:56AM EST

Mo'Nique Sues Netflix For Racial and Gender Discrimination

Alleges the suit: “It perpetuated the pay gap suffered by Black women.”