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Images as Mogadishu’s fish market returns to life

Pictures reveal West Africa’s battle with drought and hunger

Children’s Stories from Across the World In 2010, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts partnered with ten Nashville organizations that represent cultures from around the world. The goal was to create an exhibition of artworks depicting the children’s stories of different traditions. Ten artists and the Frist Center’s community outreach team led workshops in …

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Harlem Rose Print by Justin Bua at Art.com  ON SALE AT Art.com 15% OFF An offset lithography printing press gives this fine art print its vivid and sharp appearance. The standardized printing plates and proofing process guarantee that each print displays colors precisely as the artist or publisher intended. Produced on medium weight cover stock, …

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For an awards show that’s not the Oscars, the 2012 Golden Globes attracted a good amount of attention.

An Eye For Art – Learning to View and Appreciate Art Learning to View and Appreciate Art Here is a checklist with some key components for An Eye For Art. …Describe the Work of Art. Try to determine what you see. Is this a portrait, landscape, abstraction? What is the subject matter? Look at the …

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Fair Park Museum Dedicated To African-American Art, Culture, History « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When the doors opened at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, a group of seniors from Dallas’ Kiest Park Senior Center were hopping off a DART bus, heading for their first tour.Minnie Redmond had never visited the African American Museum …

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Human Rights v. Civil Rights: The Legacy of Bayard Rustin On Friday, March 30, 2012, the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy (ACS) and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host a panel in celebration of Bayard Rustin’s hundredth birthday.  Rustin was a civil rights trailblazer, a passionate advocate for equality, …

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Upcoming Programs at The Schomburg Center Join Professor Alondra Nelson, Jonathan Metzl, MD/PhD, and medical ethicist Harriet Washington for a conversation on race and health in America. These three noted experts on health care and distinguished authors will discuss how access to quality health care—or in far too many cases, any health care at all—often falls along racial lines and …

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              ……. Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:00 am The Black Girl Project: Aiesha Turman treats the whole girl By AMBER TAFARI LARAQUE Special to the AmNews New York Amsterdam News | During Women’s History Month, it is important not only celebrate the great women who have impacted society …

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Provides an overview of Senegal, including key events and facts about this west African country

          McDonald’s Corp. said Wednesday that CEO Jim Skinner will retire later this year and hand over the responsibility of running the world’s largest burger chain to the company’s president. Skinner, who has been CEO since 2004, will step down on June 30 after 41 years with McDonald’s. Donald Thompson, a …

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