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Black History

  1. art and soul
    6 Artists Reimagine Monuments on the National Mall“Beyond Granite: Pulling Together” honors the people and events whose history had yet to be etched in stone in Washington.
  2. q&a
    Bethann Hardison Looks Back on Her Life With a New DocumentaryThe activist and model spoke to the Cut about showing Invisible Beauty at Tribeca Film Festival and why she doesn’t like the term “Black excellence.”
  3. black history
    Black Film History Finally Gets Its DueThe Academy Museum’s latest exhibition honors early pioneers of Black cinema.
  4. culture
    Celebrate Black Women in Film With These 20 ClassicsThese films — starring and directed by Black women across the diaspora — feature tales of love, self-discovery, and adventure.
  5. art exhibits
    A Lesson in Black Fashion History“Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem” opens today at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
  6. etymology
    Ratchet: The Rap Insult That Became a ComplimentDissecting a word that’s risen from the working-class South to the Twitter feeds of Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and plenty of gay men, too.