Art in Real Life: The states that produce the most musicians, and more!

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In the NewsThe states that produce the most musicians, and more!
In the NewsWhy Are Controversial Country Songs Dominating the Charts?
In the NewsSongs of war: The Ukrainian musicians merging art and propaganda
In the NewsOpinion How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip
In the NewsAfrica Style: With Freedom Came Fashion Flair
In the NewsThe photos of Frederick Douglass that helped him fight to end slavery
In the NewsEnglish dialects make themselves heard in genes
In the NewsUkraine’s cultural counteroffensive: The rush to erase Russia’s imprint
In the NewsPillar of Shame sculpture seized by police in Hong Kong
In the NewsThe Met Is the Latest Museum to Reclassify Russian Art as Ukrainian
In the NewsWhy Your Brain Hates Other People
In the NewsMy ‘Spring’ quilt is a patchwork of history, memory and hope
In the NewsWhat counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation
In the NewsIs the shamrock a myth? The truth behind 5 St. Patrick’s Day symbols
In the NewsBlack teen girls are the curators of culture
In the NewsHuge Ukrainian Flag Painted On Road Outside Russian Embassy In London
In the NewsRoald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history
In the NewsDo elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that much
In the NewsWhy does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name ‘Türkiye’?
In the NewsCelia Cruz, the ‘Queen of Salsa,’ Will Appear on U.S. Quarter
In the NewsIf racial identity can be fluid, who changes their race?
In the NewsHow North Korea’s thought police hunt down foreign influences
In the News‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color
In the NewsAllow this story about dancing Brazilian players to make your day
In the NewsThe Roots of American Islamophobia
In the NewsA Championship Season in Mariachi Country
In the NewsEveryday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity
In the NewsThe Meaning Behind Six Objects on Día de los Muertos Altars
In the NewsHow a viral song became the unofficial anthem of Iran’s protests
In the News12-FOOT-TALL LITTLE AMAL WALKS NYC, A PLACE OF RADICAL PUPPETRY
In the News‘An obsession with order, hierarchy, and one’s place within it’: what The Queue says about Englishness
In the NewsWords and Gestures To Say “Hello” Around the World
In the NewsWith ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon
RuminationsCulture Shock – or How Charles Aznavour Broke My Heart
In the NewsChristianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explains
In the NewsSeeking belonging, in Ukraine and beyond
In the NewsSomeone gave our daughter a White doll. How do we, um, disappear it?
In the NewsWhat makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation
In the NewsRestored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth
RuminationsUkranians in Philadelphia Fighting the Fight with Dance
In the NewsTrue Meaning Behind Russian ‘Z’ Symbol Finally Revealed
In the NewsWhat Do Common English Last Names Reveal?
In the NewsWhen war hit Ukraine, dancers mobilized like never before
RuminationsKyiv’s orchestra plays on
In the NewsMusic as resistance: Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
In the NewsUkraine’s blue and yellow ‘everywhere’ as world shows unity
RuminationsBanned! Ghost Dance, Hula, Tango, Flamenco, Irish Step Dancing, Chinese Shen Yun, Scottish Highland Dancing, Belly Dancing, Sun Dance …
In the NewsIs There Such a Thing as Black Thought?
In the NewsThe story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
In the NewsWe are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis
In the NewsWhat should we do about paintings with racist titles?
In the NewsIda B. Wells Is the Latest Historical Black Icon to Be Turned Into a Barbie Doll
In the NewsNew US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century
In the NewsHow Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes
In the NewsThe way colonialism has affected our understanding of beauty
In the NewsWhy Germans celebrate school with a cardboard cone
In the NewsThe Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate
In the NewsFor Native Americans, a river is more than a ‘person,’ it is also a sacred place
In the NewsHow Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools
In the NewsGoddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation
In the NewsI gave up a lot of traditions when I moved to America. Here’s how I’m reclaiming them.
In the NewsThe etiquette school for China’s super-rich
In the NewsFor scores of years, newspapers printed hate, leading to racist terror lynchings and massacres of Black Americans
In the NewsIt’s time to ‘shift from the White male gaze’: Two Latinas in Hollywood on what it means to tell their stories
In the NewsMerriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world
In the NewsWhat is Blackfishing and Why has Jesy Nelson Been Accused of it?
In the News‘History wars’ in the U.S. and Canada provoked by a racial reckoning with the past
In the NewsFlorida city’s first Black female firefighter sues after mural depicts her as white
RuminationsThe Dap: Assimilation in Reverse
In the NewsFive on the Black Hand Side:Origins and Evolutions of the Dap
In the NewsTaquile: Where manliness is based on knitting
In the NewsThe black cowboys of Chicago’s South Side
In the NewsThe blue men of the Sahara
In the NewsAncient Americans made art deep within the dark zones of caves throughout the Southeast
In the NewsFitting in is human: forcing someone to fit in is oppression
RuminationsWe Use Dance to Protest and Resist ….
In the NewsThe incredible journey of the toyi-toyi, southern Africa’s protest dance
In the NewsTent city nights: Gaza’s dance of resistance unites Palestinians
In the NewsWhy Puerto Rican Bomba Music Is Resistance
In the NewsGold Teeth are Beautiful on Their Own Terms
In the NewsLizzo opens up about the ‘final frontier’ in loving herself: Her hair
In the NewsBook banning isn’t a thing of the past. We spoke to authors who have experienced it.
In the NewsThe future of the Black church will include its musical heritage
In the NewsIt’s dangerous when we allow the losers to rewrite history
In the NewsWhat is the Moon Festival? A scholar of Chinese religions explains
RuminationsMandatory Assimilation – “Kill the Indian. Save the Man.”
In the NewsTaking Indigenous culture viral
In the NewsTattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism
In the NewsLorde rerecorded five ‘Solar Power’ songs in Māori language
In the NewsWhen Your Favorite Songs Were Banned in the Wake of 9/11
In the NewsStatue of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City to be replaced by Indigenous female figure
In the NewsFor Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that.
In the NewsThe Beautiful Language of Braids
In the NewsThe Global Pursuit of a Bigger Butt
In the NewsChina Orders Broadcasters to ‘Put An End’ to ‘Sissy Men,’ and ‘Other Abnormal Esthetics’
In the NewsThey were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity.
In the NewsThis Map Details Florida’s Disappearing Native American Landscape
In the NewsGREEK LIFE AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
In the NewsI’m an Art Therapist. Am I Guilty of Cultural Appropriation?
In the NewsHow Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools