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William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcolm X, has died
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoWilliam Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who...
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Sleep Replaces Youth As Beauty’s New Target
The Business of Fashion· 4 days agoWelcome back to Haul of Fame, the weekly beauty roundup of new products, new ideas and a genuine...
'Legend': Acclaimed theater director David Shakes has put his stamp on Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHe has that balance. Shakes grew up in Brooklyn, got his bachelor's from SUNY Empire and a master's...
Art Seeks Enlightenment in Darkness
New York Times· 6 days agoTo enter Kehinde Wiley’s show “An Archaeology of Silence” is to step into darkness, where only the art itself seems to emit light. The show, now at the...
Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoInstead of traditional maroon and gold Tibetan Buddhist robes, Lama Rod Owens wore a white...
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcolm X, has died
theGrio· 6 days agoWilliam Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who...
55 inspirational Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ luminaries
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThese Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ celebrities, gay rights activists and allies remind us that love...
How Paris Changed the Expat Artists
New York Times· 5 days agoAn exhibition at the Grey Art Museum explores the fervid postwar scene in Paris, where Ellsworth Kelly, Joan Mitchell and others learned lessons America...
50 Audre Lorde Quotes on Intersectionality and Empowerment
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"Unacknowledged class differences rob women of each others' energy and creative insight.” Related: ...
Val Gray Ward, ‘the Martin Luther King of the theater community in Chicago,’ dies
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoAn accomplished actress, director and producer, Val Gray Ward founded Kuumba, a pioneering African...