It's the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and New York is ready to party, old sport
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...
Rapper Lil Yachty calls Black Lives Matter a 'scam,' BLM issues blistering response
Rapper Lil Yachty told cooking show host and influencer Quenlin Blackwell that he believes Black Lives Matter is a "scam" ...
The ‘Black Angels’ cared for tuberculosis patients when no one else would
In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.
Pressed by Republicans, D.C. Begins Removing Black Lives Matter Mural
The mural, which covers two city blocks, was painted in 2020. A jackhammer began chipping away at the bright yellow letters ...
Black Leaders on Why They’ve Turned Against Eric Adams
The mayor is losing support from a crucial cohort whose members say he is damaging the political prospects of other Black ...
10 Essential Drinks Every Coffee Lover Needs to Know, From a Flat White to a Cappuccino
Every coffee lover needs to know how to read a menu at a coffee shop, but understanding the difference between a latte, ...
The New Yorker4d
New York’s Pickiest Doorman Gets a Piece of the Action
Frankie Carattini has worked the door for Baz Luhrmann, Stella McCartney, and Anne Hathaway (and he once turned away Cuba ...
The Philadelphia Tribune3d
A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City
Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their ...
Ariana Grande goes full Glinda and other stars stun in bold red and classic black on Oscars carpet
NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande did her Glinda proud in a pale pink stunner, and her “Wicked” bestie Cynthia Erivo honored ...
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Author Ibram X. Kendi on DEI, America’s ‘progression of racism’ and his new book on Malcolm X
Ibram X. Kendi, the antiracist scholar, talks to CNN about his upcoming new book on Malcolm X, the recent “racist progress” ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
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20 Beautiful Black and White Cat Breeds
Black and white cats are commonly known as tuxedo cats. This name often relates to the pattern that the black and white ...