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Clint Smith Publishes 'How the Word Is Passed'

Poet and journalist Clint Smith published 'How the Word Is Passed,' a meditation on slavery's legacy through visits to sites across America and beyond. The book became a New York Times bestseller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction, hailed as essential American reading.

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  1. June 1, 2021
    Clint Smith Publishes 'How the Word Is Passed'

    Poet and journalist Clint Smith published 'How the Word Is Passed,' a meditation on slavery's legacy through visits to sites across America and beyond. The book became a New York Times bestseller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction, hailed as essential American reading.

  2. June 6, 2021
    'Pose' Concludes on FX, Celebrating Black and Latino LGBTQ+ Ballroom Culture

    FX's 'Pose,' the drama set in New York's LGBTQ+ ballroom culture of the 1980s and 90s created by Ryan Murphy, Janet Mock, and Steven Canals, aired its series finale. The show featured the largest cast of transgender actors in a scripted television series and won numerous awards for centering Black and Latino trans lives.

  3. June 25, 2021
    Tyler the Creator Releases 'Call Me If You Get Lost'

    Tyler the Creator released 'Call Me If You Get Lost,' a maximalist rap album that debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2022. The album, featuring DJ Drama as hype man, was widely praised as one of the decade's great hip-hop records.

  4. June 25, 2021
    Doja Cat's 'Planet Her' Cements Her as Pop-Rap Superstar

    Doja Cat released 'Planet Her,' which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and featured multiple hit singles. The album confirmed her status as a crossover pop and rap superstar, earning Grammy nominations and critical praise for its genre-blending ambition.