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US
Federal Judge Approves Georgia’s New Voting Maps
The judge found that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to allow Black voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.
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Newyork
A Holiday Celebration Inspired by Old New York
The Old Stone Trade founder Melissa Ventosa Martin and the One Of designer Patricia Voto channeled the Gilded Age to fete their evening-wear collaboration.
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Newyork
The Virtues of Inauthenticity
My partner and I were eager to take in the ancient Greek sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that have been restored with the painted colors they would have had when new. The Greek sculptors adorned their work with vibrant colors that wore ...
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Books
The Great Experiment That Is ‘The Color Purple’
A new adaptation shows how rich Alice Walker’s novel is and how the source material can lend itself to unconventional storytelling.
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US
In South Carolina, Democrats See a Test of Biden’s Appeal to Black Voters
The president’s campaign is putting money and staff into South Carolina ahead of its primary in an effort to energize Black voters, who are critical to his re-election effort.
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Newyork
Why Claudine Gay Should Go
Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, should resign. I don’t love thinking so and hoped we would not reach this tipping point in the controversy over whether she should be retained in her position. But a tipping point it is. Harvard has a clear policy ...
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Books
Now, Black Figures Have a Name, a Frame and a Show
A vital American Folk Art Museum show reckons with centuries of erasure by uncovering historical records of the unnamed Black people depicted in artwork.
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US
Excerpts From Dr. Claudine Gay’s Work
Here are five examples of work by President Claudine Gay of Harvard that have been spotlighted by critics who have accused her of plagiarism.
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Books
‘The Color Purple’ Review: Still Here
There’s a lot to like about this musical film version of Alice Walker’s novel, but the story remains slippery to would-be adapters.
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Books
Listen to Ntozake Shange Like You’ve Never Heard Her Before
A new volume of the Black feminist’s previously unpublished writing is read in audiobook form by a full cast of Black women.