Independence key to happiness?
As Araina Bond’s marriage came apart, she felt — in a word — “clueless.” Then she discovered the very thing that had been missing from her relationship: a sense of …
Americans ‘Secret Heroes’
Paul Martin has collected the stories of 30 Americans left out of the history textbooks in his new book, “Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World.”
VIDEO: Africa Beats: Ahmed Soultan
Moroccan sings of West’s ignorance and African roots
“Give me silver or give me gold/though they are dangerous to our soul /27 July 1840″ – Dave (slave potter) Edgefield, SC
Dave, the African American Slave Potter Posted by Charlotte Hutson Wrenn on October 31, 2009 Living in South Carolina, with an ear open to authentic local craft and art, one hears …
The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection of African American art
The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the …
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The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, AR
Museum Hours Tuesday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm Admission is Free The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is located at 501 West Ninth Street in downtown Little Rock. …
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Twenty Years After the Flames: The Rodney King Beating Verdict and the L.A. Riots Part 1
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson For two fateful days at the end of April and the first day of May 1992, I ducked around police cordons and barricades, and cringed in …
In pictures: Africa’s exiled Olympians
Africa-born athletes competing under new flags in London
Leslie Garland Bolling 1898 – 1955
Cousin-on-Friday, 1935 Maple 6 ¾ x 5 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. Alexander W. Weddell, 44.2.1 I’ve always felt like I needed to use …
Richmond Barthé (American, 1909 – 1989)
Pair of busts: Booker T. Washington, 1928, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1928 Painted plaster 20 x 8 1/4 x 9 5/8 and 18 x 7 3/4 x 9 Lent by a Private …
Beauford Delaney (American, 1901 – 1979)
Greene Street, 1946 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches The J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art, 2010.104 As a youngster, I was always doing something with …
Charles White
Guitarist, ca. 1959 Charcoal and gouache on illustration board 44 x 38 inches Gift of the Fabergé Society of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Museum Purchase, The National …
Iona Rozeal Brown
a3 blackface #59, 2003 Acrylic on paper 50 x 38 inches Museum purchase, with funds contributed by Dr. and Mrs. Lindley T. Smith, 2004.6 Back in 1997, I read an article …
Who was the first African American artist?
This is impossible to determine, as there were many folk artists and artisans brought to the new world on slave ships. Joshua Johnston (1765-1830), Otto Reinhold Jacobi (1812-1901), Patrick Reason …
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Philadelphia-area vegan restaurants evolving beyond fake meats
By Elisa Ludwig For The Inquirer Upscale vegan eateries in the Philadelphia area have a dirty little secret: “I’d say at least two-thirds of our clientele are not vegetarian,” says Ross …
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