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The Pan-African Studies Department held its annual Research-in-Progress Presentations on April 12. This event served as a platform for eight students enrolled in the capstone course, to present their works-in-progress …
Houston Public Library’s African American Library at the Gregory School is honored to present Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, Director of the University Museum at Texas Southern University as guest speaker for …
7th Annual BLACK HISTORY S H O W C A S E Featuring: Real People * Real Artifacts * Real Stories Take this journey through history April 23th & 24th, …
David Adjaye is the most famous black architect in the world. In fact, he may be the only famous black architect in the world. The tall, slim, ebony-handsome Londoner shrugs …
Ralph Cook will become chairman of the board of directors of The Birmingham Museum of Art in September, the first African-American to hold that post in the museum’s 60-year history. …
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As the founder of Celebrate Your History, social scientist Bianka Emerson has worked diligently — and quietly — to organize a yearly award ceremony and soul-food dinner that recognize Denver’s …
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During a Saturday panel discussion at Art X Detroit, cultural critic Vince Carducci, a recipient of a no-strings, $25,000 Kresge fellowship, reminded everyone just how extraordinary the cash and marching …
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When Louis Hawkins met revered art collector Arthur Primas at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) in February, he heard something he’ll never forget. “He said, ‘I’m not really an …
Dr. Walter O. Evans shares collection with a Frederick Douglass descendant, a British film crew and a leading American scholar The Frederick Douglass papers of Savannah art collector Dr. Walter …
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By Sophie Gilbert This month, a show opens at the National Portrait Gallery that required a little sleuthing. “Capital Portraits: Treasures From Washington Private Collections” runs through September 5, offering …
When President and Mrs. Obama decorated the White House, they selected an artwork by Glenn Ligon, the New York artist whose retrospective is currently at the Whitney Museum of American …
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“Life is but a walking shadow,” wrote William Shakespeare in Macbeth. In film studies, we frequently consider the extreme contrast of light and dark, of noirish chiaroscuro designs that were …
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THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 10….Sunday Brunch and Art ….11 to 5 pm Special $8 Art, music, fellowship, network and relax. Brunch Served NOW ONLY $8 with coupon Hours 11am – 5pm …
There was a celebratory mood at opening night of the African-American Shakespeare Co.’s new production of “Twelfth Night” last weekend. It wasn’t just the high spirits radiating from the stage …
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