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Image above: Donald Judd’s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982–1986, as installed in Marfa, Texas. (Photograph by Alex Marks. Donald Judd Art © 2020 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society [ARS], New York.) Bringing my toddler to the Donald Judd retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art when it …

Ryan Coogler, director and writer of Black Panther, penned an emotional letter about his late friend on Sunday, revealing just how much influence Boseman had on the film. Read his touching tribute below:   Before sharing my thoughts on the passing of the great Chadwick Boseman, I first offer my condolences …

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At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday (August 30), host Keke Palmer opened with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman. “Before we get into the music tonight, we need to talk about the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all …

Screenshot: @davenewworld_2 (Twitter Y’all I am convinced there are demons walking around us. What else explains the terrifying monstrous behavior of a still unnamed white man who literally lost his shit in the face of workers at Walmart in Alaska this weekend? Videos posted on social media show the man …

Tracee Ellis Ross’s career once depended on a man in Italy picking up the phone. It was 2000, and the then-27-year-old actor desperately wanted to accept an offer to star in the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. The role of neurotic, perpetually single lawyer Joan Clayton was Ross’s dream job: Until then, …

Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away on Friday (August 28) at the young age of 43. And since, the actor’s fans from Hollywood, the music industry and politics are sharing their grief and condolences on social media. The 2020 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, have …

As the co-founder and chief marketing officer of edtech startup Tanoshi, a company that makes affordable laptops for kids, Lisa Love is working hard to make sure all children—especially those from underrepresented communities—have the technology they need to succeed. Love spent most of her career as a corporate marketing strategist …

Photo: arsheriffs.org A racist sheriff has resigned at the demand of his colleagues and community members in Arkansas County, after a recording of him dropping the n-word over and over again started making its rounds on Facebook. Sheriff Todd Wright was called to a quorum meeting of the county council …

That instinctive association is perhaps why Boseman’s death on Friday, following a four-year battle with colon cancer, struck me and so many others differently than other celebrity passings. The news sent almost every Black person I know into mourning. My social-media feeds filled up with images of Boseman’s face and …