Ronald G. Davis, a Mime Who Spoke Out, Dies at 92 30. July 2026 (18:29) At the height of the psychedelic era, he guided the very vocal San Francisco Mime Troupe’s pointed satire of American militarism, racism and bourgeois values.(New York Times)
‘Jimmy’ Review: Inhabiting the World of a Young James Baldwin 30. July 2026 (17:52) The director Yashaddai Owens took his Bolex film camera to Istanbul and Paris to show glimpses of the gifted author before he became a literary quasar.(New York Times)
Three Great Documentaries to Stream 30. July 2026 (17:18) In this month’s picks, a portrait of a jazz musician, a French archival family film and an Alabama prison exposé using footage from inmates.(New York Times)
7 of Betye Saar’s Most Important Works 30. July 2026 (11:03) The artist, who died just short of her 100th birthday, subverted racist tropes by turning mammy dolls into warriors and presenting the breadth of the Black experience.(New York Times)
