Shauna Stuart

The Rebirth of the Cool. A project I've been working on with @BhamTimes started rolling out today. This week's cover features two beloved Birmingham jazz musicians: bassist Bernard McQueen and the legendary trumpeter and educator Daniel Jose Carr.

Happy Jazz Appreciation Month!!!!!

On this day in 1941, CBS aired the nation’s first hour-long network radio show with an all-Black cast. ow.ly/fu2C50YzO2m

How Black culture is shaping Gen Z slang NBC News' Marquise Francis looks at how some words commonly labeled as Gen Z slang are actually traced back centuries to Black culture. nbcnews.com/now/video/how-…

For the first time, a series of Toni Morrison's Princeton lectures has been compiled into a book. Now, readers can engage with Morrison, not only through the lens of her fiction or essays, but through her role as a teacher. bit.ly/4bXSZeh

Misty Copeland on Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments: “It’s really about educating people on its importance in our society.”

Thank you to the Academy for honoring “Sinners” Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC with the Academy Award® for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the 98th Academy Awards! With this achievement, Autumn is the first woman—and the first woman of color—to win the award in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her vision has forever changed the way we see the world. @theacademy | #Oscars

Michael B. Jordan overtakes Timothée Chalamet to win Best Actor at the Oscars for 'Sinners.' ew.com/michael-b-jord…

#Sinners DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw just made #Oscars history. She is the first woman to ever win the Academy Award for best cinematography. variety.com/2026/artisans/…

Ryan Coogler becomes the second Black filmmaker to ever win Best Original Screenplay at the #Oscars He joins Jordan Peele, who was the first.

The blues sound better with gold. Congratulations to Ludwig Göransson on winning the Oscar for Best Original Score for SINNERS! #Oscars

Misty Copeland comes out of retirement to put Timothée Chalamet in his place during a live ‘Sinners’ performance at the #Oscars.

“I feel [‘Sinners’] helps the blues a little bit, because there’s a lot of blues in there and [people have tended to] treat the blues like it’s a stepchild,” Buddy Guy, who just performed “I Lied to You” at the #Oscars, told Rolling Stone. Interview: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

Ryan Coogler taking home an #Oscar for 'Sinners' with a blues guitar braided in his hair. 📸 Getty Images

Sound that moves the soul! Thank you to the Academy for honoring the “Sinners” Composer Ludwig Göransson with the Academy Award® for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE at the 98th Academy Awards! @theacademy | #Oscars

The following has been released by the NBA.

An illustration of actress Wunmi Mosaku in The New Yorker is sparking conversation about representation in art and why accurately capturing Black faces still matters. The moment highlights ongoing questions about who gets depicted and how. #OnTheGrio thegrio.com/2026/03/09/the…

Thank you @Bossip for writing about this. We're not letting this go!

Everyday I have to fight to prove my love.. @NewYorker do better..

I looked up João Fazenda's previous illustrations of Black women. His body of work isn't that impressive, but I feel like he puts even more effort into making Black women look homely. facebook.com/newyorker/post…

Oh my Lord!!