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Peering Through the Hazy Past: Floyd Patterson and Fats Domino
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Peering Through the Hazy Past: Floyd Patterson and Fats Domino

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 / 12 February 2020

Even as Black America continues to battle crime, violence, death, and a hostile political and economic policy, it can be soothing to peer through the haze and marvel at the richness of Black American stories. Two such stories: Floyd Patterson and Fats Domino.

On Black Girl Magic and Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Latest, ‘Overload’
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On Black Girl Magic and Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Latest, ‘Overload’

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 / 31 January 2019

It's tempting to proclaim this moment in black pop as something akin to 2018's political Year of the Woman -- Year of the Sista, if you will. But today's unapologetically progressive female black pop artists stand on the shoulders of a most impressive cohort from the '90s and early '00s.

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If You Love Tupac, Help Find His Killer

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 / 13 September 2006
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Modern Day Hottietots

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 / 9 March 2006
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Martin and Coretta are Both Gone Now. It Is Not Their Battle No More

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 / 15 February 2006
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In the Time of B.K. (Before Kobe)

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 / 8 January 2006
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Good Night, Annie Lee Moss, and Good Luck

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 / 7 December 2005
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The Holy Grails of Jazz

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 / 16 November 2005
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Today the Hill District, Tomorrow the World: August Wilson

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 / 16 October 2005
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Ebony Then, Now and Later

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 / 31 August 2005
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Cleaning Up After the Train Wreck

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 / 14 July 2005
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I’m Not a Social Policy Expert, But I Play One on TV

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 / 6 June 2005