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  • Questlove. Black man with short dark hair DJ'ing, wearing headphones, an orange and blue plaid shirt and dark framed glasses.

    Artists Get Creative While Social Distancing

    Whether it’s sit-down interviews or literature, folks are finding cool ways to stay entertained.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 9, 2020 12:45PM EDT
    Clockwise from top: a rendering of the Legacy Quilt, the Ebony Magazine Test Kitchen in its heyday, the kitchen at MOFAD's gallery space in Brooklyn, where it is being restored.

    Exhibit Explores Black Cuisine and Its Influence on America

    The Museum Of Food And Drink will debut “African/American: Making The Nation’s Table” in 2020.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 29, 2019 12:37PM EDT
    Black-and-white image of two Black men with black afros seated in front of wall

    Musical Greats Discuss Influence of PBS' Landmark Talk Show 'Soul!'

    Talk show “Soul!” aired on PBS during the late-’60s and early-’70s. As singer Lalah Hathaway says in a retrospective on the show’s impact, “It was for us, by us.”

    Sameer Rao Jun 29, 2018 2:52PM EDT
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    Questlove and Prince Estate Team Up for Orchestral Tribute

    4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince will visit 33 cities in September and October.

    Sameer Rao May 16, 2018 1:08PM EDT
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    Kennedy Center Lauches Hip Hop Culture Council

    Q-Tip will lead the charge to develop more hip hop-centered programming at the Washington D.C. cultural institution.

    Sameer Rao Mar 7, 2018 12:41PM EST
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    Questlove Launches #WrinkleChallenge to Send Kids to Ava DuVernay's New Film

    He encouraged people to donate to Give a Child the Universe, a new initiative from Color of Change and AMC Theatres that aims to send children to see “A Wrinkle in Time.”

    Sameer Rao Mar 6, 2018 3:12PM EST
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