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Katherine Brooks katherine.brooks@huffingtonpost.com Nobody puts the Arts sector in a corner. That’s pretty much what the National Endowment of Arts said when they announced their partnership with the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week. According to a statement released by the NEA, the two agencies are teaming up to initiate the first-ever effort to measure …
When you’ve had the kind of 2009 that Kanye West endured, only to return the following year to promote your new album, how do you organize your charm offensive to tell your audience you’re not the same person you used to be? If you’re Mr. West, you start by making appearances at the offices of …
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Quick Facts NAME: Thurgood Marshall OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Supreme Court Justice BIRTH DATE: July 02, 1908 DEATH DATE: January 24, 1993 EDUCATION: Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Lincoln University, Howard University School of Law PLACE OF BIRTH: Baltimore, Maryland PLACE OF DEATH: Bethesda, Maryland Best Known For Civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was …
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BY MAUREEN O’DONNELL Staff Reporter modonnell@suntimes.com October 19, 2012 6:18PM Back when “Power to the people” and “Right on” were part of a new lexicon that made the “squares” uncomfortable, the art of Howard Mallory communicated a sentiment he declared with absolute conviction: “I’m black, and I’m proud.” Mr. Mallory, a longtime Gresham resident who …
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Sounding great and bursting with energy, Prince didn’t disappoint this week as he brought down the house with a performance of the classic “Dance Electric” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wearing a metallic animal-print jacket and yellow pants, it was a rare late-night television appearance for His Purple Majesty who, at 54, looks pretty much the …
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Public graffiti and destructive doodling is one of the most costly art forms. Some people apparently think it is creative, and I can agree with that to one extent. However, there is a difference between art graffiti or these art illusions and just tagging away with an alco-pen leaving messages like “I Was Here” written …
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The Huffington Post | By Kevin Burra Posted: 08/07/2012 9:21 am Updated: 08/07/2012 6:30 pm In his Half-Drag series, New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of the city’s drag queens — the extravagantly made-up drag divas and the organic men that lie beneath. Bobbé tells Huffington Post Gay Voices, “Through the power …
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The Huffington Post | Posted: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Updated: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Boobs in low-cut shirts, boobs in sports bras, boobs in showers and boobs in a baby’s mouth. It’s these sorts of images that make up the latest overtly sexy breast cancer public service announcement. The ad, created by Chilean agency …
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Francoise Nielly Painter … all of that classical imagery of South France is very alive as an experience inside of me. Maybe it is wht led me to the use of fluorescent colors in my paintings. – It’s known that the childhood is one of the most important periods of an artist’s life. When you …
The Huffington Post | By Mallika Rao Posted: 10/24/2012 3:29 pm Updated: 10/24/2012 4:02 pm Currently when you google the phrase “Diego Koi,” the majority of the links thrown back have to do with koi ponds in San Diego. That situation is surely not long for this world (wide web). Because self-taught Italian artist Diego …
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Posted by CURLYNIKKI | Labels: Celebrity Exclusive , Celebrity Interviews , Celebrity Natural Hair- Interviews , On the Couch Many of you may be just too darn excited to read the intro – and that’s fine skip on down to the good stuff! Cause lemme tell you child, when I found out I was gonna …
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Stunning Body Painting Artistry By Diana Adam I’ve written about tongue tattoos and body piercings here at Bit Rebels, so when I saw this stunning body painting art, I thought it was only fitting to complete the trilogy with yet another form of body artistry. If you are familiar with body painting, then you know …
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists is pleased to present HERO’S STORY: New Works by Cullen Washington, Jr, an exhibition of contemporary mixed-media works exploring the interplay between popular media heroes and black masculinity. The exhibition extends from October 18, 2009 through January 10, 2010. The exhibition is accompanied by a twenty-eight …
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Movie Review By MANOHLA DARGIS Published: October 18, 2012 Trading Wig and Floppy Dress for a Badge ‘Alex Cross,’ With Tyler Perry as James Patterson’s Detective The Wikipedia entry for James Patterson’s fictional character Alex Cross includes this nugget of understatement: “Alex has had bad luck with women.” That’s for sure, as anyone knows who’s …
The church has long been a fundamental pillar in the black community, and one organization is making an effort to preserve the rich history of an institution deeply rooted in African American heritage. Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery County, has committed to preserving that legacy by publishing a guide of African American churches in the …