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Hank Willis Thomas: ‘The slave era is not something that is in the past’
The artist discusses his new exhibition which mixes American flags with prison uniforms to examine whether the land of the free is really free for all
Dream McClinton
01, Dec, 2021 @6:49 AM

Fugees return to New York for their first gig in 15 years … after a three-hour wait
The rap trio kick off their just-announced world tour to an eager audience but fall into old habits of tardiness
Dream McClinton in New York
23, Sep, 2021 @7:06 PM

‘They created a new blueprint’: the legacy of Blaxploitation film posters
The genre, which some find tasteless and others empowering, is being explored at a new exhibition with a focus on poster designs
Dream McClinton
16, Sep, 2021 @2:44 PM

‘They sacrificed their freedom’: remembering incarcerated black activists
Artist Sophia Dawson has created artwork using correspondence and ephemera from jailed activists to call attention to their situation, past and present
Dream McClinton
01, Sep, 2021 @6:55 PM

‘It was really sad’: inside the disastrous downfall of the Alliance of American Football
In the shocking new documentary Alliances Broken, the behind-the-scenes story of ‘the Fyre festival of sports’ is brought to light
Dream McClinton
11, Aug, 2021 @6:31 AM

‘Things are changing and it’s optimistic’: a celebration of contemporary African art
Three Black artists, African and African American, explore common lineage and traditions
Dream McClinton
27, Jul, 2021 @5:01 PM

‘People don’t realize the realities of prison’: telling Kalief Browder’s devastating story through art
Artist Coby Kennedy constructed a plexiglass cell to show people the confined space that a wrongly imprisoned teen was placed in for almost two years at Rikers Island
Dream McClinton
21, Jul, 2021 @6:12 AM

Song of the summer 2021: our writers pick their favourite tracks
From Olivia Rodrigo to Leon Bridges to Bo Burnham, Guardian critics recommend their most played songs of the season
Lisa Wong Macabasco, Jim Farber, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Treye Green, Adrian Horton, Laura Snapes, Rob LeDonne, Benjamin Lee and Dream McClinton
19, Jul, 2021 @5:47 AM

‘We’re working towards Afrofuturism’: inside a radical new NFT exhibition
The world’s first physical gallery for NFTs is hosting a new exhibition, curated by a 17-year-old artist, centered on Black creativity and liberation
Dream McClinton
16, Jun, 2021 @5:03 PM

‘It’s how we know who we are’: behind a docuseries on African American food
In Netflix’s High on the Hog, an often misunderstood or untold history of Black food is investigated with the help of culinary historian Dr Jessica Harris
Dream McClinton
25, May, 2021 @6:58 AM

‘It’s a massive injustice’: inside a film on the dangers of overpopulation
In 8 Billion Angels, a new documentary about the rising population, experts explain how it will be those consuming less who will face the worst consequences
Dream McClinton
28, Apr, 2021 @6:53 AM

‘Treasure the small moments’: the Netflix series on long-lasting love
In docuseries My Love: Six Stories of True Love, film-makers from across the world capture the lives of couples who have found a way to make it work
Dream McClinton
14, Apr, 2021 @6:10 AM
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