Aug 30 Chadwick Boseman’s death leaves saddening mark on rough 2020 By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The deaths of Chadwick Boseman, Rep. John Lewis and Kobe Bryant have left saddening marks in a year marred with deaths of popular Black icons. Their deaths have come at a time filled with racial tension and protests against the… Continue reading
Aug 30 ‘Tenet’ launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Warner Bros.' “Tenet” — the most hotly anticipated movie of the year and the one that has repeatedly positioned itself to lead the return of multiplex moviegoing — opened with an estimated $53 million overseas in 41 markets, including most… Continue reading
Aug 28 Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer By Ryan Pearson, Associated Press First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect. When the former playwright suited up as Black Panther, he brought… Continue reading
Aug 28 Activists reflect on 1963 March on Washington amid renewed calls to address racial injustice By Courtney Vinopal As thousands of attendees gathered in Washington to protest police brutality, activists reflected on the march in 1963 and how it informs the fight for racial justice today. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 9:53 Author Daniel Nieh answers your questions about ‘Beijing Payback’ By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Daniel Nieh, author of our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Beijing Payback.”… Continue watching
Aug 27 Louisiana parish votes to keep Confederate statue; Hurricane Laura topples it By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The South's Defenders Monument formerly stood in front of the Calcasieu Parish courthouse. On Thursday morning it could be seen lying on its side, with broken tree branches strewn on the grass around it. Continue reading
Aug 26 New York City’s museums to reopen their doors By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Many cultural institutions in New York City are gingerly reopening their doors. They're weighing the safety of visitors and staff with the need to educate, inspire and support the city's recovery. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:48 ‘Cancel culture’ debate bubbles up in politics and beyond A key line of attack on Night 1 of the Republican National Convention was against what the GOP sees as extreme political correctness from the left. But the debate about so-called “cancel culture” extends beyond politics, and a recent Harper's… Continue watching
Aug 25 Biggie’s crown and Tupac Shakur letters will be up for hip-hop auction at Sotheby’s By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house. Continue reading
Aug 25 This Ida B. Wells mosaic is also a monument to women’s suffrage By Joshua Barajas Look closely at this floor mosaic of the pionnering journalist, and a portrait of the fight for women's suffrage appears. Continue reading