COLORLINES - Arts & Culture

Top Songs on Our Colorlines.com Summertime Soundtrack

by Jorge Rivas, Jamilah King on June 22 2011, 12:25PM

Whether you’re kicking back at the beach or lounging around the office, we’ve got a list of songs to help get your summer started off on the right foot.

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NBA Star John Amaechi Wins Top British Honor

by Asraa Mustufa on June 17 2011, 1:50PM

The former professional basketball player is out, proud and quickly becoming a champion of gay rights activism.

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Poet Beau Sia Sums Up Heartbreak: Memory Sucks

by Thoai Lu on June 14 2011, 3:27PM

The spoken word artist’s new piece shows that sometimes the hardest thing to do is forget.

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Jay Smooth Has a Message for LeBron James, And Sports Fans

by Jamilah King on June 14 2011, 2:21PM

Is the basketball superstar trying to talk himself out of a job?

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Football Star Michael Strahan Joins Same-Sex Marriage Campaign

by Asraa Mustufa on June 13 2011, 11:37AM

The move makes the former Giants star one of just a handful of black athletes to publicly support same-sex marriage.

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How X-Men Ignored History and Misread Its Viewers

by Seth Freed Wessler on June 10 2011, 2:59PM

It’s a testament to the colorblind myth that a film about social exclusion set squarely in the era of the American civil rights movement did not include a single developed character of color.

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Lupe Fiasco Calls President Obama the ‘Biggest Terrorist’

by Jamilah King on June 9 2011, 2:18PM

The rapper’s criticism isn’t surprising. But it does show that not everyone in hip-hop’s mainstream can be easily swayed by the president.

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The Ultimate 21st Century People of Color Sci-Fi List

by Adriel Luis on June 9 2011, 9:57AM

Octavia Butler’s a little too obvious. Here are 10 other artists of this millennium who are crafting our world’s post racial apocalypse.

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More Fallout From ‘Liberal Bias’ Claims in Hollywood

by Asraa Mustufa on June 8 2011, 12:15PM

After making waves last week, Ben Shapiro’s book release is causing discord elsewhere in the entertainment world.

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Sister Souljah Rejects ‘Street Lit’ Label

by Thoai Lu on June 6 2011, 10:31AM

Over at The Root, the activist, emcee and author says that black authors shouldn’t be pigeonholed.

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Are Sports Champions Obligated to Score Political Points, Too?

by Jamilah King on June 6 2011, 9:55AM

As professional athletes have risen in media exposure and income over at least the past four decades, so too has the call for them to take center stage in some of the country’s fiercest political battles.

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A Tribe Called Quest Hits the Big Screen With New Film

by Jamilah King on June 3 2011, 3:24AM

Actor Michael Rapaport directs a new film that traces the group’s past glory.

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What Jim Tressel’s Downfall Says About Unpaid College Athletes

by Jamilah King on June 1 2011, 1:42PM

A scandal involving one of America’s most popular college coaches begs the question of whether college athletes should be paid.

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Lady Gaga Becomes Fifth Female Artist to Go Platinum in First Week

by Jamilah King on June 1 2011, 12:23PM

Despite allegations that she’s stealing styles from artists of color, Lady Gaga mania continues.

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Smart People Talk Beyonce So I Don’t Have To

by Akiba Solomon on May 31 2011, 12:05PM

Some of my favorite feminist thinkers weigh in on the Beyonce backlash, while I dance around artlessly to “Who Run the World (Girls)” in the mirror.

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Remembering Gil Scott-Heron: Activist and Musical Legend

by Jamilah King on May 31 2011, 9:56AM

DJ Davey D recounts the pioneering artist’s musical, political and cultural legacy.

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Oprah’s Conflicted, Empowering, Shaming Bond With Women Like Me

by Julianne Hing on May 25 2011, 9:18AM

I believe, even on my meanest days, that Oprah’s quest for global dominance is fueled at least in part by a desire to do some good. And anyway, I could not turn away from her even if I bothered to try.

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