Homer A. Neal, a physicist who helped shape education for physics undergraduates nationwide and led teams that took part in the hunt for the fundamental particles of matter, died on May 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 75.
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‘They put us in a little box’: how racial tensions shape modern soul music | The Guardian
While white Americana singers have infused more soul into their sound, black artists such as Leon Bridges still feel restricted by limited expectations
View MoreThree HBCU graduates bring craft beer bar to Harlem | The Undefeated
Harlem Hops to become the first beer bar in Harlem owned 100 percent by African-Americans
View MoreDorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies | Afro
Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88.
View MoreLorna Simpson Maps the Complex Galaxies of Black Women’s Hair | The Atlantic
The artist’s new book of collages incorporates magazine clippings, watercolor, and geological formations.
View MoreBlack Restaurant Week to showcase culinary diversity | The Philadelphia Tribune
The culinary contributions of Black-owned restaurants will be showcased during the upcoming Philadelphia Black Restaurant Week.
View MoreAmerica’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground | The Guardian
For decades officials imposed regulations to restrict African Americans’ use of to public beaches – and the fight for equal access if far from over
View MoreAn Orchestra of Hope for Baltimore’s Future | AFRO
Now in its 11th year serving our students, OrchKids is a year-round, during- and after-school music program designed to create social change and nurture promising futures for young people who live in Baltimore City’s neighborhoods.
View MoreRead James Blake’s Response to Punishment of NYPD Cop Who Assaulted Him | Colorlines
“It is this continued failure of the NYPD’s disciplinary system that perpetuates police abuses, brutality and misconduct, and leads to the unjust killings of civilians.”
View More‘A new room in the Great Pyramid’: lost 1963 John Coltrane album discovered | The Guardian
An album of previously unheard original compositions by the legendary jazz saxophonist has been discovered, 55 years after its recording
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