Terry Glover, ‘Ebony’ Managing Editor, Dies At 57

CHICAGO (AP) — Terry Glover, the managing editor of Ebony magazine, has died of colon cancer at her Chicago home. She was 57. Ebony announced on its website that Glover died on Monday. Her husband, Kendall Glover, tells the Chicago Tribune that his wife had been fighting cancer for about two years. Terry Glover joined …

Halle Berry’s Sheer Leather Dress Is Jaw-Dropping (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post  | By Ellie Krupnick Posted: 11/02/2012 9:56 am EDT Updated: 11/02/2012 10:03 am EDT As far as sheer dresses go, Halle Berry has serious cred. After all, she made Oscars history in one of the most memorable sheer dresses of all time, her Elie Saab sheer-topped gown. But we’re impressed nonetheless with …

A Preview of Kanye West’s ‘Power’: ‘Apocalyptic in a Very Personal Way’

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 …

Diego Fazio’s Photorealistic Pencil Drawings: So Real They’re Unreal

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 …

Oprah-approved: Ava DuVernay fires up black cinema

  LOS ANGELES — The rebirth of black independent film is taking place in a small office in the San Fernando Valley. This is where filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her staff of two operate AaFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a boutique distribution company dedicated to discovering and promoting black directorial voices. The fledgling …

Hyde Collection exhibition pays tribute to Romare Bearden on his centennial celebration

Romare Bearden, American, 1911-1988, Out Chorus, 1979-80, etching and aquatint, 12 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (image), Edition 200.© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. GLENS FALLS, NY.- The Hyde Collection joins institutions across the country as part of a centennial tribute honoring artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988). The Museum’s exhibition, From Process to …

MFAH presents the portraits, landscapes and Biblical paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859–1937), The Annunciation, 1898. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased with the W.P. Wilstach Fund, 1899, W1899-1-1 HOUSTON, TX.- A major exhibition of the work of african american artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) concludes its national tour at the MFAH. The son of a former slave, Tanner …

Issa Rae ‘The Michelle Obama Diaries’: Is The Comedian’s New FLOTUS Parody Funny Or Disrespectful?

  YouTube comedy darling, Issa Rae, has had a whirlwind year. From a super successful round of fundraising to launch the second season of the uber-popular YouTube series, “Awkward Black Girl,” to joining forces with Shonda Rhimes (Scandal, anyone) for a new comedy series, you can’t deny that Issa Rae’s talent has gotten some robust …

St. Louis Zoo’s Halloween Ghost Display Removed After Critics Say It Looks Like A Lynching (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | By Cavan Sieczkowski Posted: 10/17/2012 2:24 pm EDT Updated: 10/17/2012 2:24 pm EDT St. Louis Zoo officials removed a Halloween ghost display after some viewers called it offensive, saying the exhibit resembled slave lynchings. The Halloween ghost display in question featured about 10 ghosts with black faces hanging from tree branches …

Documentary Film ‘Why Do You Have Black Dolls?’ Explores Beauty And Cultural Identity (VIDEO)

  The Huffington Post  |  By Julee Wilson Posted: 10/17/2012 12:48 pm EDT “Why Do You Have Black Dolls?” is the title and question being tackled in a new short documentary film by director Samantha Knowles. The film’s title and premise stems from an experience Knowles had as a child when an inquisitive 8-year-old playmate …

African American Art Auction at Swann Auction Galleries

  HALE WOODRUFF (1900 – 1980) Landscape Near Grasse. Oil on canvas, 1930. 457×550 mm; 18×21 5/8 inches. Incised signature, lower left recto. Signed in pencil, lower right verso. Titled in pencil on the stretcher bars, verso. Provenance: Cunningham Gallery, Wellfleet, MA; private Vermont collection. Landscape Near Grasse is a striking Impressionist painting by Hale …

Beauty Study 1196 Nudes by Howard Schatz (PHOTOS)

The photographs of Howard Schatz are exhibited in museums and photography galleries internationally and are included in innumerable private collections. He has received international acclaim for his work which has been published in eighteen monographs. His most recently published, WITH child, is the result of a 20-year long exploration of the landscape of the human …