High-energy sound and big-budget videos help K-pop pick up U.S. fans
Rock, jazz, pop, and rap. For generations Western cultures, especially the United States, have dominated the music scene globally.
That reign may soon end ...
The Center That Shaped Black Life in 1970s Brooklyn
People browsed at an early iteration of the African Street Festival, now called the International African Arts Festival, which grew out of The East and celebrated its 50th anniversary last summer.
A documentary premiering this month chronicles the history and impact of The East, an organization and meeting place that served as a “microcosm of Black nationhood” in Central Brooklyn.
At 10 Claver Place, sandwiched between a 24-hour parking garage and a beige apartment building, stands a three-sto
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Why Texturism Is Keeping Folks With 4C Hair Out Of Salons
There’s an added layer of anxiety women with highly textured hair, often referred to as “4c hair,” are currently experiencing. Beyond the normal obstacles of figuring out how to maintain moisture, or deciding whether a style will work with your length, women with tight curls are struggling to find hair stylists.
Texturism is the idea that only loose or well defined curls deserve favoring or praise, and it manifests in the smallest ways within the natural hair community. Charging women with 4c h
How to Feed the Hungry While Helping Struggling Restaurants Survive
Clockwise from top: A nonprofit pays the meal delivery company MadeMeals to prepare and deliver free food to clients in Hudson County, N.J., as part of the Sustain and Serve program.
A New Jersey program that partners nonprofit organizations with restaurants is helping people and small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic.
After lining a kitchen utility table with rows of food trays, the team members of MadeMeals, a meal prep service in Kearny, N.J., take their next steps with caution an
George Floyd Statue Vandalized in Union Square
A sculpture of George Floyd, one of three by the artist Chris Carnabuci that are being displayed in Union Square.
Sculptures of Mr. Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis are on display in a Manhattan park known as a site of protests. “These monuments have meaning,” Mr. Floyd’s brother said.
In Union Square, Terrence Floyd — a brother of George Floyd, whose murder in May 2020 by a police officer prompted confrontations over police brutality and racial injustice — spoke softly into a microphone.
Brooklyn Community Mourns Michael K. Williams: ‘He Never Stayed Away’
A vigil honoring the life of the actor Michael K. Williams in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday.
The actor, who was found dead on Monday, was remembered as a “regular guy” who constantly gave back to the East Flatbush neighborhood where he grew up.
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. As the voice of Michael K. Williams crept from a large sound system hooked to the back of a truck, the bustle of an East F
The Harlem Hellfighters Were War Heroes. Then They Came Home to Racism.
An exceptional unit of Black soldiers who fought in World War I will receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
The Harlem Hellfighters Were War Heroes. Then They Came Home to Racism.
For most of her life Debra Willett had a vague idea about who her grandfather was. She knew he had fought in France in World War I at some point. But she didn’t grasp the importance of what her grandfather, who died in 1956, had accomplished until she began doing some genealogy research in 1998. Sgt. Leander Willett s
5 Things to Know About the R. Kelly Trial
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For decades, Mr. Kelly has faced allegations of sexual abuse of women and girls. Now he is being tried on federal racketeering charges.
After decades of accusations and investigations, the federal case against R. Kelly goes to trial Wednesday in Brooklyn — the first criminal trial that the singer has faced since he was acquitted on child pornography charges in 2008. For over two and a half decades, M
‘We Should Celebrate’: In-Person Graduations Return to New York
After one of the most eventful school years they’ll ever experience, the class of 2021 celebrated their accomplishments in person and in style.
In the Bronx, a valedictorian at one high school stepped onto the stage to deliver her speech only months after her grandmother died of Covid-19. In Brooklyn, a high school hosted its celebration at Socceroof, an artificial turf field in Sunset Park that soon became crowded with students and family members. And at an elementary school in the Bronx, a gr
Calls to #SayTheirNames Miss The Point
I’ve noticed a common theme among the few protests I’ve reported on the last couple of days. They’ve solely been in honor of George Floyd. The latest protest I attended took place in the Point Place neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio. The predominantly white community marched along a busy street to protest the unjust killing of Floyd by Minneapolis police. Demonstrators walked up and down with their signs in hand shouting, “I can’t breathe” and “No justice! No peace!”
The march lasted about two hours
Celebrating 10 years of Frank Ocean
When I was younger, music was my greatest companion. While I had “friends” and hung out with them at school, my eighth-grade self was a bonafide loner. But I found solace and comfort in music. Around that time, I cherished Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra. Though I only discovered it after Queen Beyoncé mentioned she loved its leading track “Novacane,” I quickly fell in love with Ocean’s knack for vivid storytelling.
That was 10 years ago, before Ocean would infamously weasel his w
The Trayvon Generation Is Leading the Fight for Black Lives
Aly Conyers was 13 when she attended her first Black Lives Matter protest.
Now 17, the Washington, DC native, track runner, and student activist has been at the forefront of recent demonstrations in her city. Aly and her brother Ace founded a group, Faces of the Future, shortly after George Floyd was killed by police outside of a Minneapolis supermarket.
“My brother and I were really moved to have our own protest,” Aly tells Teen Vogue . “We thought we’d get a lot of young people out in a very
Women Artists Are Still Using Sex Workers as an Aesthetic
If there's anyone taking creative control during quarantine, it's Kehlani.
With the release of her album It Was Good Until It Wasn't back in May, the 25-year-old singer has been proactive in making sure the pandemic doesn't derail her year with the release of quarantine videos to accompany her singles. Her latest, for "Can I," has an important message. Directed by Kehlani herself and Sebastian Sdaigui, the R&B star takes a horny turn into the web space as she watches a number of cam girls at wo
'P-Valley' Is A Southern Story Made Even Better By Southern Music
From Southern rap to blues, P-Valley wouldn’t be what it is without its well-crafted soundtrack.
It’s often understated just how important music is to a television series. Music brings life to a scene and helps create a fictional world that viewers want to connect with and live in. Who will ever forget when The O.C. used Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek” to background Marissa shooting Ryan’s brother? Or when Insecure highlighted the perils of rekindling a relationship with an ex through Mya’s “Case
Gangsta Boo, The Southern Rap Pioneer — The Gumbo
A few weeks ago, following the release of Flo Milli’s Ho, why is you here?, I tweeted, “Women rappers are carrying the year of music on their backs AGAIN.” The Alabama bred-rapper’s release comes a little over a month after the City Girls’ second album City on Lock. And as women like Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Mulatto, Flo Milli and so many more continue to use their music to advocate for sex that centers their pleasures and equity amongst the genders, most of the conversations about the wome
Students Demand Abolition Coursework from Colleges and Universities
In 2020, “defund the police” and “abolish the police” became mainstream political terms. Notable prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore was profiled by The New York Times. To combat media coverage that was insisting that Black Lives Matter protesters were demanding police reform, Mariame Kaba wrote plainly for the Times that protesters are, indeed, calling for the abolition of police.
Now, even though scenes of BLM protesters marching in the streets have faded, protesters continue to demand th
Adrian's Rio Doyle looks to make her community proud on NBC's 'The Voice'
ADRIAN — Rio Doyle didn’t finish half the verses of Adele’s “When We Were Young” before John Legend decided he wanted her for his team on NBC’s The Voice. ...
Bowling returns with precautions, but risks still persist
Letting the good times roll isn’t as simple as it was a year ago.
Before the onset of the coronavirus, bowling was a $10 billion industry, with an ...
All the right notes: Toledo's Sax B follows passion into music career
Playing the saxophone saved 27-year-old Brandon Monford’s life.
That’s not an exaggeration; it didn’t simply turn his life around in any way. It literally ...
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