The artist brings an energy to painting that reverberates through his exuberant yet sobering survey at the Whitney Museum.
Tag: Black People
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Black Voters and Friendlier Election Laws Fuel Democrats in Mississippi
The fall of a Jim Crow-era election law and a restoration of felons’ voting rights have given Black voters new sway in the state. Democrats’ underdog nominee for governor is looking to capitalize.
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Louise Meriwether Dies at 100; in 1970, a New, Black Literary Voice
Writing of life in Harlem, she emerged at the same time as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou but never achieved their fame, though James Baldwin was an admirer.
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Aaliyah Bilal on Her Debut, ‘Temple Folk’
“Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences with the Nation of Islam.
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Do Early R.S.V. Vaccine Trials Have a Henrietta Lacks Story?
A medical breakthrough has a history tangled up in questions of medical ethics and racial exploitation.