Tag: Black People
Dana Canedy, Publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint, Has Left the Job
Ms. Canedy and Jonathan Karp, Simon & Schuster’s chief executive, stood by the acquisition of Mr. Pence’s book…
Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
“Black lives matter because Black wombs matter!” Shawnee Benton Gibson chanted from the stage during a National Action…
C.I.A. Director Issues Warning After Possible Noose Is Found Near Facility
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, issued a warning to the agency’s work force last week after what…
Democrats Navigate Nuanced Views on Abortion Among Black Voters
As she and other faith leaders sat last month with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the implications…
Portraits by Barkley L. Hendricks Will Hang With Old Masters at the Frick
The portrait artist Barkley L. Hendricks, who died in 2017, considered the Frick Collection one of his favorite…
Robert Colescott Throws Down the Gauntlet
Watch out. A raucous, enthralling exhibition of the great American painter Robert Colescott (1925-2009) has arrived at the…
Body Camera Footage of Jayland Walker Shooting Raises Questions
AKRON, Ohio — A 25-year-old Black man who was killed last week by police officers in Akron, Ohio,…
Clifford L. Alexander, Adviser to Presidents, Is Dead at 88
Clifford L. Alexander Jr., whose long career as a leading adviser to Democratic presidents ranged from working behind…
Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes
WASHINGTON — During the Jim Crow era, nine Southern Army bases were named for treasonous Confederate generals who…
A Sculptor Takes His Craft to the Skies
GREENWOOD, Miss. — On Saturday night, June 18, the Memphis-based artist Desmond Lewis was in a public park…
Marlin Briscoe, Pioneering Black Quarterback, Dies at 76
Marlin Briscoe, a pioneering quarterback who had to overcome prejudice against Black athletes playing the position during the…
Brooklyn’s Oysterman Selling Half Shells With a Side of Black History
On a recent afternoon in Brooklyn, a man known as Moody stood behind his dark blue cart in…