Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.
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Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
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Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
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How the U.S. Systematically Puts Black Farmers Out of Business
How America stacks the deck against black farmers.
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The Resplendent Photography of Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems may be our best contemporary photographer.
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Elena Ferrante and the “My Brilliant Friend” Adaptation for HBO
Merve Emre interviews Elena Ferrante about an upcoming HBO adaptation of her novel, “My Brilliant Friend.”
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Remembering Ntozake Shange
The poet, novelist, and playwright Ntozake Shange died Saturday, October 27.
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On Blackface, Bert Williams, and Excellence
A complicated racial anxiety rests at the heart of American entertainment.
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Reading with Kiese Laymon’s “Heavy”
“Heavy” confronts generations of Black art.
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I’ll Have an Open-Face Nacho Sandwich With Extra Pork Fat and a Side of Mop Water, Please
Investigating the benefits of menu hacking and customer re-personalization.