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On her new album, The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe concocts a vision of sensuality that is open to complication but goes down easy. Mason Rose/Courtesy of the artist

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Janelle Monáe wants you … to enter the ‘Pleasure’ zone

On her new album, The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe concocts a vision of sensuality that is open to complication but goes down easy. Mason Rose/Courtesy of the artist In the already uncomfortably hot summer of 2023, talk of pleasure can hit like a forbidden tonic, providing relief from a steady diet of grief, outrage and anxiety. Janelle Monáe's new album The Age of Pleasure presents itself as both that […]

todayJune 8, 2023

Installation view, No Justice Without Love (April 4 - June 30, 2023). Sebastian Bach/Ford Foundation Gallery

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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

Installation view, No Justice Without Love (April 4 - June 30, 2023). Sebastian Bach/Ford Foundation Gallery When Sherrill Roland talks about his art, he's sure to mention steel, resin and Kool-Aid. These materials, easily accessible during his time in prison, still figure prominently in the art he creates now that he's free. "You'd be surprised how many Kool-Aid flavors there are," Roland said. He used lemonade-flavored Kool-Aid in his featured […]

todayJune 7, 2023

A significant portion of the sales from Adidas's "Yeezy" brand shoes will be donated to anti-hate groups, the company said. Adidas

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Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye

A significant portion of the sales from Adidas's "Yeezy" brand shoes will be donated to anti-hate groups, the company said. Adidas Adidas has begun selling off sneakers that were created in partnership with the artist Ye (formerly Kanye West) before the German sportswear company cut ties with the celebrity. Adidas says a "significant amount" of money made from its remaining inventory of the "Yeezy" brand sneakers will be donated to […]

todayJune 1, 2023

Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered. Dana Ferguson/MPR News

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The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota

Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered. Dana Ferguson/MPR News ST. PAUL – A little more than a month before her late sister's birthday, Lakeisha Lee lays down a pot of purple flowers in front of a monument honoring Brittany Clardy. Just over […]

todayMay 31, 2023

Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet. Dare Kumolu, Kumolu Studios

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She’s trying to archive Black Twitter. It’s a delicate and imperfect task

Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet. Dare Kumolu, Kumolu Studios Black Twitter has been a force since the platform started, creating a space for everything from discussing daily life to helping launch and spotlight movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite. Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain. Who is she? Meredith […]

todayMay 29, 2023

Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman’s famous poem

Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Updated May 25, 2023 at 10:41 AM ET Amanda Gorman's poetry has heralded a presidential inauguration and a U.N. General Assembly — but access to it is […]

todayMay 26, 2023

Tina Turner

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Tina Turner, rock and roll icon, dead at 83

Brian Rasic/Getty Images Tina Turner, a soul and rock powerhouse known for her octave-defying voice and mesmerizing stage moves, has died at the age of 83. She died Wednesday in her home in Switzerland after a long period of illness, according to a statement from her publicist. In her 2018 memoir, Tina Turner: My Love Story, Turner detailed a litany of health issues she had dealt with since 2013, including […]

todayMay 24, 2023

The record runs like a compilation of their best musical instincts compressed, refined and fine-tuned to a punchy summer frequency. Lucas Creighton

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Kaytranada and Aminé come full circle

The record runs like a compilation of their best musical instincts compressed, refined and fine-tuned to a punchy summer frequency. Lucas Creighton In July of 2014, the marketing student and would-be rapper Aminé sent out a wishful Twitter DM attempting to get his fledgling music career off the ground. The then-20-year-old soon-to-be dropout at Portland State University hoped a few beats from a buzzing DJ and producer in Montreal would […]

todayMay 24, 2023

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who directed the prosecution of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, is releasing a book about his experience. Scott Olson/Getty Images

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The AG who prosecuted George Floyd’s killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who directed the prosecution of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, is releasing a book about his experience. Scott Olson/Getty Images Updated May 23, 2023 at 7:02 AM ET It's been three years to the week since George Floyd's murder. Video captured how Derek Chauvin, who is white, used his knee to pin Floyd, a Black man, to the ground for more than nine minutes while […]

todayMay 24, 2023

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