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Movie posters at the Academy Museum's Black Cinema exhibition. Mandalit del Barco/NPR News The Academy Museum in Los Angeles is celebrating key moments in Black cinema, from the 1890s until 1971. Its new exhibition, "Regeneration," includes a clip of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black woman to win an Academy Award, as she gives her 1940 acceptance speech. Seven gallery spaces feature performances and costumes such as Lena Horne's gown and […]

“I love a slicked edge. Slicking my hair back elevates the style, I just feel dressed up,” says Abigail who works in digital marketing. “I feel like my hairstyle isn’t ‘finished’ when my edges aren’t slicked. [Back in the day] when we’d go link mandem after school, we’d be in the toilets putting on mascara and slicking our edges. It’s part of the process.”  Abigail, 26, is one of the […]

Emily Meggett, the author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking. Meggett published her cookbook at age 89. Clay Williams/Courtesy of Abrams Lots of home cooks would be excited to get a book deal. In the case of one home chef, she got that opportunity at the age of 89 years old. Emily Meggett is from the low country of South Carolina, and NPR traveled to her home on Edisto Island to […]

The Big Steppers Tour isn’t just a rap show, it’s an expansive experience. Throughout it, Kendrick Lamar’s headspace is probed, examined, and pushed to the forefront. Kendrick Lamar’s return was something that was bound to happen. May was marked by his heavily anticipated album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.  On Saturday his second show... Read more » The post Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers Tour Is More Than Just a […]

Doechii drops her first TDE project featuring SZA, Rico Nasty, and more. Doechii tops off her tremendous summer by unleashing her first TDE EP, she / her / black bitch.  The Tampa native blessed with a voice that she can present as fiery, bubbly and mainly feisty has showcased her versatility on previous projects like... Read more » The post Doechii’s Drops Debut TDE EP ‘she / her / black […]