• Wicked’s Paul Tazewell Becomes First Black Man To Win Costume Design Oscar

    Wicked’s Paul Tazewell Becomes First Black Man To Win Costume Design Oscar
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    History was made on the biggest night in film. 
    On Sunday (March 2), Wicked’s Paul Tazewell took home the award for Best Costume Design at the 97th Academy Awards. Sunday’s win made Tazewell, who previously earned a nomination for his work on West Side Story, the first Black man to earn an Oscar for Costume Design.
    “This is absolutely astounding. Thank you Academy for this very significant honor,” Tazewell opened his acceptance speec
  • Justice Batted Last: The Untold Struggles of Black Chicago Baseball Players

    Justice Batted Last: The Untold Struggles of Black Chicago Baseball Players
    Ernie Banks (L) and Minnie Minoso (R) (Photo Credits baseballhall.org and Public Domain).
    Baseball loves to utilize nostalgia any chance it can.
    I’m old enough to remember “Turn Back the Clock” games where players would suit up in throwback uniforms and fans would dress up in era-appropriate attire from a time many baseball historians look back fondly upon. 
    Meanwhile, a segment of the population mostly remembers the agony, pain, and sorrow that visceral racism created whe

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