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How director Lagueria Davis brought out the joy and the legacy of Black BarbieWhat did the first Black Barbie mean to a generation of children? A director who says she 鈥渉ated鈥� dolls draws joy and inspiration from an icon.
CommentaryAs the Civil Rights Act turns 60, a call to recommit to what it stands forThe landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which turns 60 on Tuesday, represents a lineage of legislation that protects against discrimination. Whether that legacy endures depends on us, our columnist writes.
Meet the coast鈥檚 living fossils. Horseshoe crab gets an image boost from artists.The horseshoe crab has been misunderstood by beachgoers for decades. Artists are part of a new preservation effort, helping people to see the prehistoric creature in a new light.聽
With hit 鈥楪irl, So Confusing,鈥� pop stars offer a model of conflict resolutionMusic history is full of feuds between musicians. But pop singers Charli XCX and Lorde just released a hit that opts for reconciliation over vitriol.
With powerful 鈥楪reen Border,鈥� a filmmaker searches for humanity in immigration stories鈥淕reen Border鈥� is one filmmaker鈥檚 response to the treatment of immigrants in Eastern Europe. It is ultimately about moral choices, says the Monitor鈥檚 critic. And the film itself is a moral act.聽
An invitation to celebrate, console, connect 鈥� it鈥檚 tea-o鈥檆lockWhat鈥檚 lost in a society that prizes productivity? The sweetest moments are found when we slow down and take time for tea.聽
This Apache rite of passage was once banned. Today, it helps empower girls.At its heart, the Mescalero Apaches鈥� coming-of-age ceremony teaches girls to draw on their inner strength.聽
Rebels with a religious cause: Meet New York鈥檚 avant-garde conservativesNew York has long been a haunt for underground artists. A growing number have become more conservative 鈥� and religious.
First LookIt鈥檚 a Southern thing. Sugar and ice make iced tea nice.June is National Iced Tea month. But should that tea be sweet ... or unsweet? The answer may depend on where you live.
My summertime rite of passage? Picking buckets of berries (with bears).Summers past were reserved for picking berries with bears,聽a snapshot of central Pennsylvania summer idyll.聽
Baseball was honoring great Black players. Then it lost the greatest of them all.This week, baseball is celebrating the Negro Leagues legacy in Birmingham, Alabama. The death of hometown hero Willie Mays has underlined his own incomparable legacy and how his life intertwined with Birmingham, baseball, and Black America.
Colombian guerrillas often lure away children. Rugby offers youths an alternative.The Rugby 4 Choc贸 program has given children in Colombia a safe 鈥� and fulfilling 鈥� alternative to the violence roiling the region.
First LookWynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson fuse jazz, protest, and justice on Juneteenth albumCivil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson and Pulitzer-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis collaborated on a聽new live performance album of historic jazz records to honor Juneteenth and Black history.
Why I revel in the joyful sound of JuneteenthJuneteenth is an opportunity聽to educate Americans about Black history. But our columnist hopes that joy and community remain central to the holiday.
They came to the US against their will. Their descendants returned to Africa for them.The last enslaved people to arrive in the U.S. from Africa tried to get home after they were emancipated. More than 150 years later, their descendants make the journey for them 鈥� and consider the legacy they left.聽
鈥業nside Out 2鈥� offers all the feels 鈥� and a great time at the movies鈥淚nside Out 2,鈥� the first box-office smash of 2024, offers a welcome return to form for Pixar.
First LookWoman-led productions and surprise guests make for a historic 77th Tony AwardsThe 77th Tony Awards recognized the best theater productions of the year and spotlighted female directors and scorewriters.聽鈥淭he Outsiders" won best new musical,聽Maleah Joi Moon won best leading actress, and聽Jeremy Strong took home聽best lead actor in a play.
The Sundarbans mangroves hold a treasure-trove of natureWe loved every second of our day trip to the world's largest mangrove聽forest, which straddles Bangladesh and India.
A visit to 鈥楪iants鈥� offers reflections on Black art 鈥撀燼nd livesOur cultural commentator tours a power couple鈥檚 art collection at the Brooklyn Museum to see what effect the exhibit, 鈥淕iants,鈥� has on the understanding of Black art and everyday life.聽
A Civil War hero got a new statue. Her name is Harriet Tubman.Civil War statues have been in the news in recent years. But a new one in Beaufort, South Carolina, honors a different kind of military leader 鈥� and the story only starts there.