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5 Fascinating Facts About Alvin Ailey’s Revelations
The piece, which debuted on January 31, 1960, continues to inspire audiences around the world.
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The Best Oprah’s Book Club Picks by Black Authors
As Oprah announces her 102nd Book Club pick, we look back on some of our favorite selections by Black authors over the years.
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Alvin Ailey’s Second Company Returns to Stage With New Artistic Director
After a COVID-related pause, AIley II returns with an exciting two weeks of performances
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“The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Praised by National Books Critics Circle
The award-winning poet has been honored with a fiction prize for her novel.
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PageTurners: ‘Double Consciousness’ and Dual Paths of Persistence at the Forefront of Black Literature
An 800-page love letter dedicated to W.E.B. Du Bois stands in stark contrast to a graphic novel about Rep. John Lewis and a dozen other divergent literary tales
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Sundance 2021: A List of Black Movies to Watch While You’re in the (Virtual) White Mountains
I’m salty. As The Root’s Staff entertainment writer, one of the most exciting aspects of my job is being able to travel to a lot of cool places. In fact, the Sundance Film Festival typically kicks off the year of traveling shenanigans within my beat. In 2020, I flew to Park City, Utah to cover…