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‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: The Renovations Are Only Skin Deep
Disney’s live-action remake, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, is a dutiful corrective with noble intentions…
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With Feinstein Ailing, Newsom’s Vow Looms Over Senate Race
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California promised in 2021 that he would appoint a Black woman to replace Senator Dianne Feinstein…
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Building a Better Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia’s reconstructed colonial capital, long criticized as presenting an idealized image of the American Revolution, brings its history into the…
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The Unemployment Gap Between Black and White New Yorkers Is Widening
The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers was 12.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, while the white…
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Banned Bunnies
In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.
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A Growing W.N.B.A. Still Boxes Out Some Personalities
Ahead of the W.N.B.A. draft, women’s basketball remains troubled by racial disparities in how its stars are showcased.
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Who’s Afraid of Integration? A Lot of People, Actually.
In 1999, Robert D. Potter, a federal judge who was a protégé of Senator Jesse Helms, Republican of North Carolina,…
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W.E.B. Du Bois and the Legacy — and Betrayal — of Black Soldiers
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World…
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The Things They Left Behind: How the U.S. Laid Waste to Southeast Asia
George Black’s new book, “The Long Reckoning,” describes the environmental devastation of the Vietnam War.
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I Did Not Feel the Need to See People ‘Like Me’ on TV or in Books
I didn’t know that I wanted there to be Band-Aids for Black people. There are now, in a nice range…
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