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From fighting in a second world war cavalry unit to sharing in a vision for an interstellar Black utopia, the multi-instrumentalist – in a rare audience at his astonishing practice space – has had a musical journey like no other

Tracy Hurley Martin, who worked in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, has died at 53.

Tracy Hurley Martin, co-founder of the Morbid Anatomy Museum, former Depeche Mode publicist and wife of Vince Clarke, has died. She was 53.

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit presents “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design” through March 31, 2024.

Tackling some of the more interesting questions at the intersection of music, myth-making, culture and often time, race—Hanif Abdurraqib, the poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Ohio, fills a void with Object of Sound, his new podcast from Sonos.

The “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design” exhibit features more than 60 pieces from films the Oscar winner has worked on.

When Octavia E. Butler wrote her science fiction novel ‘The Parable of the Sower,’ she vowed to include only things that could actually happen.

Call for applications 2024: MPhil/PhD in Art Research at Goldsmiths, University of London.

The Smithsonian enshrines the trend, which blends science fiction and racial consciousness and is conquering film, pop music and museums