Watch Party Presidential Debate Monday, October 22, 2012

  Watch Party Presidential Debate Monday, October 22, 2012 7165 Restaurant 7165 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19119 Doors Open 7 PM   Debate Begins 9 PM 215-629-3939 Admission Free

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 …

African-American Pioneer, Bronze Sculptor, and WWI Fighter Pilot Honored by WKU

By Kevin Willis WKU is set to induct three new members into the school’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni. The Class of 2012 includes the first African-American to enroll in undergraduate …

‘Romnesia’: Obama Coins Mitt Romney ‘Condition’ (VIDEO)

FAIRFAX, Va. — At a misty rally designed to gin up enthusiasm among women voters, President Barack Obama’s strongest riff was a mockery of Mitt Romney’s effort to showcase a …

Do Black Dancers Have A Place In Ballet? We Say, Yes. (Video)

Virginia Johnson Economic factors forced the disbanding of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 2004. Now, eight years later, reading the series of pieces about the dearth of black …

Documents from the Black Arts Movement

“On Black Art” by Ron Karenga Black Art must be for the people, by the people and from the people. That is to say, it must be functional, collective and …

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 …

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 …

Artist Lorna Simpson (VIDEO)

Lorna Simpson was born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, and received her BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and her MFA from the University …

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 …