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  1. finish line
    Which Celebrities Are the Fastest Marathon Runners?Let’s take a look at which celebs ran the 2023 New York City Marathon the quickest.
    By Tom Smyth
  2. in the heights
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu and In the Heights Actors Address Film’s ColorismRita Moreno has also addressed the backlash, saying, “Can’t you just wait a while and leave it alone?”
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. close reads
    What Was the Asian American Character Actor?For way too long, supporting roles were both the ceiling and a devil’s bargain.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. cable news
    Joy Reid Delivers Powerful Speech on Capitol Siege and Race on MSNBC“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection.”
    By Chris Murphy
  5. apologies
    Zoe Saldana Apologizes, for Real This Time, for Playing Nina Simone“I should have never played Nina.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. race
    James Roday Reclaims Birth Name RodriguezThe Psych star will now go by James Roday Rodriguez.
    By Charu Sinha
  7. lawsuits
    Renamed Band Lady A Is Suing Anita ‘Lady A’ White Over Use of the Name Lady AAnita White has responded to the lawsuit, tweeting “no weapon formed against me shall prosper.”
    By Chris Murphy
  8. lady a
    If Country Music Wants to Reckon With Its Racism, Look Deeper Than the Bad NamesEven if we are to give “Lady A” credit for their gesture, we must also acknowledge that it should be but the catalyst of far deeper work.
    By Andrea Williams
  9. theater
    Building Trust After Inclusivity Failed: Lessons for the TheaterAfter years of talk, minimal progress. So what now?
    By Helen Shaw
  10. hindsight in 2020
    Justin Bieber, Having ‘Benefited off of Black Culture,’ Vows to Fight Racism“My style, how I sing, dance, perform, and my fashion have all been influenced and inspired by black culture.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. roundtables
    A Roundtable Discussion on a Chaotic Week in Social MediaAs new rules emerge and people test the bounds of what’s acceptable online, Vulture gathers to discuss what unrest looks like on your phone.
    By Craig Jenkins, E. Alex Jung, and Dee Lockett
  12. baftas so white
    Cynthia Erivo Turned Down BAFTAs Performance Over All-White Acting NomineesThe awards received criticism this week after no nominees of color made it into any of the four acting categories.
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. spoilers
    Who Is Hooded Justice? Watchmen Has a Stunning Answer.Watchmen writer Cord Jefferson talks Hooded Justice, generational trauma, and the show’s best episode yet.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  14. tv
    Walter Mosley Left Star Trek: Discovery Writers’ Room Following N-Word ComplaintIn a New York Times essay, the author says HR informed him that his use of the N-word in an anecdote had made a co-worker uncomfortable.
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. old town road
    When Genre Becomes a PrisonThe story of “Old Town Road” is the story of nearly every black artist’s attempt at a country hit.
    By Craig Jenkins
  16. first person
    On PEN15, Everyone Is (Refreshingly) a BullyThe excellent mid-season episode, “Posh,” plays like a fable about race in American middle schools.
    By Mallika Rao
  17. roundtables
    How Do We Talk About Race and Pop Culture Without Going Insane?A panel of critics discuss Wesley Morris’s New York Times essay and some of the biggest anxieties plaguing criticism today.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién, E. Alex Jung, and Miriam Bale
  18. Chance the Rapper Wants to Talk About Race and Netflix’s Bright“I always feel a lil cheated when I see allegorical racism in movies.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  19. New Study Finds That Only 4.8% of TV Writers Are BlackA new study by a UCLA professor has resulted in some stunning proof that television still has a long, long way to go when it comes to diverse […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Priyanka Chopra Lost a Movie Role for Being ‘Too Ethnic’“It’s been extremely hard to have had a career where everyone knows me and I look like everybody else and then come into a country and not have that.”
    By Jada Yuan
  21. In Its First Season, The Handmaid’s Tale Greatest Failing Is How It Handles RaceThe show’s feminist aims are undone by its refusal to be honest about race.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  22. books
    A White Radio Host Asked Author Paul Beatty If He Had to Learn to ‘Become Black’On National Sorry Day, no less.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay: Race Wasn’t a Factor in Choosing Men“In my final decision, I just went with my heart and the person I found my forever with.”
    By Trupti Rami
  24. race in america
    Jay Z’s Six-Part Docuseries Race Heads to National Geographic ChannelRace joins Jay Z’s other documentary projects Time: The Kalief Browder Story and Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story.
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. grammys 2017
    Recording Academy President Says Grammys ‘Don’t Have a Race Problem’He also claims Kanye didn’t perform because of “medical concerns.”
    By Tolly Wright
  26. girls
    Lena Dunham Discusses the Whiteness of Girls“When I wrote the pilot I was 23. Each character was an extension of me. I thought I was doing the right thing.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. mulan
    Disney Promises Live-Action Mulan Will Cast an Asian Love InterestRumors had swirled that the studio was considering a white male love interest.
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. race
    Luke Cage’s Take on Anti-Black Police Violence Is a Little ConfusingIt’s admirable, if contradictory.
    By Abraham Riesman
  29. let’s talk about race
    How Mindy Brilliantly Responded to CriticismInternet commentary is a new iteration of audience engagement with a show, and it presents a new challenge for showrunners.
    By E. Alex Jung
  30. hamilton
    Hamilton Producer Responds to Casting ‘Outrage’Calm yoself.
    By Dee Lockett
  31. empire
    You Will Never Guess Why No One’s Watching Empire Overseas“Having a diverse cast creates another hurdle for U.S. series trying to break through.”
    By Dee Lockett
  32. Remembering ‘Amos and Andrew,’ the Forgotten Racially Charged Comedy That […] Olive Films has carved out an odd niche for itself releasing special-features-free DVDs and Blu-Rays of movies that seem mildly interesting […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  33. movie reviews
    Race Works Best When It Focuses on Jesse OwensThere’s a lot of tempering going on here.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  34. whitewashing
    Joseph Fiennes Says Playing Michael Jackson Won’t ‘Promote Stereotyping’“I went with the mind that this was a positive, lighthearted comedy.”
    By Dee Lockett
  35. vulture lists
    The 10 Most Embarrassing X-Files EpisodesTo truly respect The X-Files, it seems only fair to remember — and then, hopefully, promptly forget — the bumps it faced on the way to greatness.
    By Devon Maloney
  36. harry potter
    How J.K. Rowling Accidentally Made Room For a Black HermioneThe author has encouraged diverse readings of her books, even though there’s little of it in the text. 
    By Ira Madison III
  37. harry potter and the cursed child
    J.K. Rowling Quickly Shuts Down Haters of a Black HermioneKissing emoji included.
    By Dee Lockett
  38. race in hollywood
    In HBO’s New Doc, the American Dream Is LatinoOn the occasion of The Latin Explosion, HBO’s latest documentary, let’s look back at la lucha.
    By Matthew Ismael Ruiz
  39. hot topics
    Jeezy on Obama’s Shortcomings, His New Album, and Black Lives Matter“He has a little over a year left to turn up.”
    By Dee Lockett
  40. the vulture tv podcast
    Master of None and How We Talk About Race on TV“When Asians get to be regular and mediocre and, you know, not the top student, that’s when we’re finally getting into equality territory.”
    By Gazelle Emami, Matt Zoller Seitz, and E. Alex Jung
  41. race
    Julian Casablancas and Dev Hynes Talk RaceCasablancas to Hynes: “”I apologize on behalf of white people, we’re the worst.”
    By Dee Lockett
  42. race
    Matt Damon Apologizes for Diversity Comments“I believe deeply that there need to be more diverse filmmakers making movies.”
    By Dee Lockett
  43. race
    Miley Cyrus on Nicki Minaj’s VMAs Tweets: ‘You Made It About You’“What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj is not too kind. It’s not very polite.”
    By Dee Lockett
  44. race
    Bythewood Calls Out Netflix for Stereotyping“What algorithm do they use? The same that is used by studios.”
    By Dee Lockett
  45. comedy
    Dave Chappelle: ‘The Biggest Enemy of an Artist Is Apathy’The comedian received an award at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s Art for Life benefit.
    By Greg Cwik
  46. race
    Whoopi Wants to Be in a Wes Anderson Movie“I noticed there’s not a lot of folks of color, and I’d like to give you my résumé.”
    By Dee Lockett
  47. art
    5 Provocative 1930s Anti-Lynching Prints“The terror in the man’s eyes conveys the persistent fears of black Americans in the South during the 1930s.”
    By Kyle Chayka
  48. Chris Rock on HBO’s ‘Real Sports’: ‘Baseball Is Dying. Literally.’Here’s a new clip from HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel featuring comedian and longtime baseball fan Chris Rock, who takes on baseball’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. What’s Up With the Native American Subplot on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt?Is there any other race Krakowski could have played without raising a substantial uproar?
    By Libby Hill
  50. The Problem with Poehler and Fey’s Golden Globes Cosby JokeIn what is perhaps the most French thing to ever happen, a handsome, stubble-faced marcher wearing a manscarf at the Charlie Hebdo rally was […]
    By Carvell Wallace
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