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On 8 May 2017, the American Conservative blog posted a story under the headline “When Is It OK to Kill Whites?” reporting that Texas A&M philosophy professor Tommy Curry had said that in order for African-Americans to gain equality, “some white people might have to die.” The story was accompanied by a recording of a…

Kenya Barris is the executive producer of the family comedy Blackish and Shahidi plays Zoe, the eldest daughter in the Johnson family. There are hopes for a spin-off starring Shahidi’s character going off to college. Meanwhile, Barris is piloting a few other TV shows for the fall– including a comedy starring Felicity Huffman and Courtney…

Mr. Ligon has gathered diverse works of Western modernism along with African and American folk art, including artists such as Norman Lewis, Philip Guston, Andy Warhol, Joan Miró and Bill Traylor. There is a cross-section of portraiture by Cecily Brown, Jack Whitten and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye; abstraction by Ross Bleckner, Jennie C. Jones and Joan Mitchell….

  In mid-June, the streets of D.C. are expected to be flooded with people dressed as their favorite cartoon character and toting their favorite paraphernalia from classic comic books, movies and television shows. That’s because AwesomeCon, dubbed Washington D.C. Comic Con will be taking place June 16-18. Rod Morrow and his wife Karen co-host the…