The Other Side of the Game 

Will the real murderous hustler please stand up. In Film

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The Art of Charles Bibbs

Artist Charles Bibbs is known for his kaleidoscopic palettes and curvaceous female forms, full of attitude. In Film

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Herbie Hancock 

On his new CD River: The Joni Letters, Hancock channels Joni Mitchell: arguably the most introverted, and imaginative singer/songwriter/lyricist of the past four decades. In Music

One Drop

A review, in passing, of the story of anatole broyard. In Literature

Cultural Collections: Hail The Wicker Throne

The wicker chair was the throne of the revolution. A riff on its roots and the royalty who used it. In Arts & Culture

Les Nubians 

The biggest selling French language duo in the U.S. talk music, politics and change. PLUS: Watch a slide show from their HOB stop in Chicago. In Music

Danielia Cotton

A rare child hidden in plain sight. In Music

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Tourmast

The music of African nomads finds a comfortable place on contemporary playlist. In Music

Introducing Bert Williams by Camille F. Forbes  

Black scholar Camille Forbes' new biography of Bert Williams, the most successful and best remembered of American blackface performers couldn't have come at a better time than this election. In Literature

Whose Tube? Postcards From the Edge of the Bailout

VeTalle Fusilier says vote for change. Cuz after the bailout, that's about all we have left. In Culture

The Ballad of Emmett Till

The retelling of an American tragedy casts a young boy as Hero. Will audiences get it? In Culture

Whose Tube? Norman Whitfield

In tribute to a Motown giant. In Culture

Whose Tube? Say it Loud

There is much to be said about a presidential swagger, both in and outside of a campaign. In Arts & Culture

Mayra Andrade

Cape Verde has a hard scrabble past, but its musical legacy endures. A  global citizen pays homage to her African roots. In Music

New Voices of African American Women Playwrights

Is an artist obligated to take on issues of race and identity? Playwright Lydia Diamond fully embraces the idea. In Culture

Charles Bibbs

Artist Charles Bibbs is known for his vivid palette and lush female forms. Add to that now a fondness for honey. In Culture

What Would Martin Say?

A new book delves into the mind of the Civil Rights icon. Gil Robertson talks to author and King speechwriter, Clarence B. Jones. In Culture

REPLAY: Michael Jackson – Thriller

In 1982, Michael Jackson was on the cusp of enjoying the kind of success that nobody could have predicted. Already a favorite son of the music industry and to fans around the world, he was about to explode. In Arts & Culture

The New Black Cinema?

Hollywood's best kept secret is at a video store near you. Sergio Mims catalogs the evidence. In Film

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Queens of Jamaican Riddim first ladies to step to the mic come correct again Tuesday, June 26, 2007 By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates;

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