A 1902 portrait of Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images March 2, 2023 The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience Minnita Daniel-Cox, University of Dayton Paul Laurence Dunbar became the first Black writer to earn international acclaim through his poetry, essays and musical lyrics.
Album artwork for Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid. Zef Recordz/Die Antwoord October 9, 2022 What is cultural appropriation and why is it so harmful? Adam Haupt, University of Cape Town Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
1899 lithograph of white minstrel performer Carroll Johnson depicted in blackface, right. Library of Congress February 14, 2019 Why blackface? Michael Millner, UMass Lowell The public was shocked by the blackface image on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook page. But if blackface is now taboo, there was a time when it played a big role in American culture.