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By Charlie Patton Art that’s loved American artist Edmund William Greacen painted the oil on canvas “Brooklyn Bridge, East River” in 1916, This view of the Brooklyn Bridge was probably …
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by: Roberto Rodriquez African/Caribbean/American music, Rodriguez, composer/percussionist and one of today’s most versatile performers and intriguing composers, brings his Mulato Insurgency Quintet including Roberto (drums), Igor Arias (congos, vocals), Matt …
by: Yaella Biro Our first stop is New York where the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the new home for creative re-imaginings of the African mask. The exhibition, “Reconfiguring the …
by: DC Moore DC Moore’s new exhibition, Series and Sequences, explores the idea of variations on a theme in the work of four twentieth-century artists who used related imagery or …
By Steve Gilliam GREENSBORO, N.C. –“The Art of Public Memory,” an international conference that will explore interactions between the arts, memory and history, will be held at UNCG, Thursday through …
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By Michael Brown More than 150 people didn’t let the pouring rain put a damper on an evening to celebrate the “Black Expressions through Art” program, sponsored by the Cerritos …
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Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation’s preeminent African American theatre, announces the casting of I Wish You Love, by Dominic Taylor, directed by Lou Bellamy. The production features Dennis W. Spears …
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Artist Margaret Bowland described it as “a funeral where you get to be alive.” It was the day after Bowland’s art opening at Babcock Galleries and the Burlington native was …
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One of the most violent moments of the civil rights era occurred in Montgomery 50 years ago and today Alabama State University is unveiling a series of artistic depictions of …
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The Vacaville Museum exhibit “AFRICA! We Connect” ends March 27, when museum staff will begin to prepare for a new, significant traveling show, “African American History: From the Collection of …
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by Gary Norris Gray CALIFORNIA–Inland African countries like Northern Benin, Niger, Western Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Western Chad, treated their disabled children like kings and queens. It was a sign …
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by: Max Eternity “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is an oft-recited quote attributed to George Satayana — philosopher, poet, essayist and novelist. It’s …
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By ERIC K. ARNOLD The culture of street art “is about reclaiming our visual space … in the name of freedom and expression.” So says local visual-art legend Refa One, …
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By Dexter Mullins (ThyBlackMan.com) Short of dropping the n-bomb on someone, there are few things more insulting to many African-Americans than being called an “Uncle Tom.” The term originates from …
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