Jul 29 Watch 6:32 Artist Mario Moore's work seeks to enshrine Black Americans' presence By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin While art history usually involves portraits of royalty and society's rich and famous, a young Detroit artist is rethinking who deserves a place in the picture. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Jul 29 Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over 'Black Widow' streaming release By Lindsey Bahr, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of "Black Widow," which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings. Continue reading
Jul 28 Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press The four-day festival starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees. After missing last summer because of the coronavirus, it will be easily Chicago's largest gathering since the pandemic started. Continue reading
Jul 28 Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones may have a generation between them, but the two influential Black choreographers crossed paths at a few pivotal moments. Continue reading
Jul 28 ZZ Top's bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72 By Associated Press Guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill had died in his sleep. They didn't give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band's website said Hill was "on a short detour back to Texas,… Continue reading
Jul 28 Why people of color look past medal counts when rooting for Olympians By Joshua Barajas To root for the diaspora is to acknowledge all the ways people of color have been affected by white supremacy -- and to celebrate and cheer on the athletes who are able to break through those barriers. Continue reading
Jul 27 Wu-Tang Clan album sale pays off Martin Shkreli's court debt By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal authorities announced the sale Tuesday, saying proceeds would fully satisfy the remainder of what Shkreli owes on a $7.4 million forfeiture order he faced after his 2018 sentencing. Continue reading
Jul 27 'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave By John Leicester, Associated Press The Tokyo Games are shaping up as a watershed for LGBTQ Olympians. Continue reading
Jul 27 Will the Olympics ever truly welcome nonbinary athletes? By Kate Sosin, The 19th As more young people identify as gender diverse, the binary in sports becomes increasingly fraught. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 4:58 These tight-knit retirees are helping breast cancer survivors feel like 'Boobless Wonders' By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS Losing breasts to cancer can be a shattering experience. As Maya Trabulsi of KPBS in San Diego reports, a tight-knit group of women at a retirement home in Escondido, California, is lessening the pain associated with mastectomies — one loving… Continue watching