Jazz It Up: Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock’s 1973 reboot of Watermelon Man takes his 1962 hard‑bop classic and pours it into a slow‑rolling jazz‑funk hit on Head Hunters.
February 13, 2026
5:39 pm
“The Buffalo Hunt” is an oil on canvas painting in the Expressionism style created by Horace Pippin in 1933. This work is in the public domain.
Mami’s Daughter
In the largest rivers of Nigeria, there dwells a beautiful woman.
Blessing Nnate
The Fire This Time
It spread and flickered and licked the…
Susan L. Pollet
Sweet Tooth
It was a great date.
Megan Petronella
And Other Reasons
Lying awake…
Anne Mikusinki
My Mother’s First Husband and Us
My mother has been married three times, which she might sheepishly admit to you…
Marcus Knoke
Why I Love Strangers More Than Friends
“Hey, how are you, what can I get for you?”
Sam Hendrian
Do You Know
Was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969
From The Public Domain
Durham: A Capital of the Black Middle Class
Durham offers none of the color and creative life we find among…
E. Franklin Frazier
The Man in the Iron Mask
Chapter XVIII: A Night at the Bastile
Pain, anguish, and suffering in human life…
Alexandre Dumas
The Conquest
Chapter III: Chicago, Chasing A Will-O-The-Wisp
That was on Sunday morning three hundred miles south of Chicago…
Oscar Micheaux
The Purpose
Over and over the task was set…
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Do You Remember: Tom’s Diner
Doo‑doo‑doo… Remember when DNA’s rework of Suzanne Vega’s Tom’s Diner rattled boomboxes and late‑night dance floors?
February 13, 2026
4:56 pm
The Curse of Ham
At first glance, joy gathers in Ramsome’s The Curse of Ham.
February 10, 2026
7:35 pm
Hank Willis Thomas: We The People
Recently on view at the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College, Hank Willis Thomas’ We The People was a visually arresting exhibition that paired formal rigor with conceptual urgency
February 2, 2026
7:25 pm
MGM+’s Robin Hood Is a Thoughtful Reimagining of a Familiar Legend
MGM+’s Robin Hood is a sleeper series that quietly delivers one of the most psychologically and politically nuanced interpretations of the legendary outlaw in recent memory.
January 25, 2026
3:14 pm
Dean Monogenis: On Higher Ground
Dean Monogenis’ On Higher Ground may be simple at first glance…
January 24, 2026
7:17 pm
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