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Franklin’s recently released F.B.I. file reflects an era when the agency spied not only on civil rights leaders, political organizers and suspected Communists, but also on popular Black entertainers involved in civil rights activism.
Wesley Morris loves awards shows, countdowns and best-of lists of all kinds. Is there any way to make them more inclusive?
Before his death, Greg Tate spoke with four other critics at the Pop Conference about the need for Black writers to face down racist institutions and take the lead in cultural conversations.
The 52nd Annual ASCAP FOUNDATION DEEMS TAYLOR/VIRGIL THOMSON AWARDS have been announced for Outstanding Print, Broadcast, Liner Notes & New Media Coverage of Music. Awards span an eclectic range of musical subjects including the first Blues recording by a Black female artist; the issue of racial bias in orchestras, the career of a towering Jazz critic, the endurance of MOROCCO’s Master Musicians of JAJOUKA; a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a classic 1960s film soundtrack; ...