King of the rings returns
By Courtney Devores When Johnathan Lee Iverson joined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shortly after graduating from college in 1998, he was the first African-American to take on the …
Noted Collector of African American Art to Present Show
By Melissa Allen Patric McCoy will exhibit the work of many artists for ‘A Diaspora Rhythm’ As a vital piece of its annual Celebration of Black History, Elmhurst College will …
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Brooklyn Historical Society Focuses on Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
By ROCHANA RAPKINS Walt Whitman, Spike Lee, Marianne Moore, Richard Wright and The Notorious B.I.G. may not have much in common other than the ability to capture human experience through …
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A history of African-American artists
by: Romane Bearden, Harry Brinton Henderson A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists — conceived, researched, and written by …
Artist’s African-American experience exhibit comes to Macon County History Museum
By KENNETH LOWE DECATUR – Vern Taylor has lived in many American cities in his lifetime, from his birth in Virginia to his young life in Washington, D.C., his high …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT GMA
by: The Gadsden times The Gadsden Museum of Art and the Lambda Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority have combined forces to plan the activities of the celebration …
Row Over Statue to Bermudian’s Slave
By:Denmark Vesey Controversy continues to swirl around efforts to erect a monument toDenmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina, the former slave of a Bermudian sea captain who was executed for …
Queen Idia Mask’s sale sets Sotheby’s against art world
by: Chuka Nnabuife ON Boxing Day the British auction house, Sotheby’s canceled its proposed sale of the looted Benin royal court artifact, Queen Idia Mask, which it proposed to slot …
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EXCELLENCE AND ERUDITION: EKPO EYO’S MASTERPIECES OF NIGERIAN ART
by: Kwame Opoku For many of us, the name Ekpo Eyo has come to stand for excellence and erudition. The first Director-General of the Nigerian Commission for Museums and Monuments, …
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Provocative play sees the faces behind the blackface
By Laura Collins-Hughes At some point in his teen years, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins developed a fear of inviting people over. His parents’ decor, he’d noticed, tended to unsettle his guests. “They …
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George Bayard’s Enduring Art
by: J. Bennett Rylah George Bayard came up in a recent discussion surrounding the Christmas vandalism of various Uptown businesses. Curious as to why Bayard no longer called Uptown his …
Artist of Negro League Baseball exhibit speaks at Muskegon MLK Unity breakfast
By Dave Alexander MUSKEGON — As an artist, Kadir Nelson said he looks for beauty in negative situations. Such a philosophy created a Negro League Baseball book that is the …
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New Orleans African American Museum to undergo renovations
By Bruce Eggler The city will dedicate $3 million in federal Community Development Block Grant money to the museum, founded in the late 1990s. Landrieu is expected to say that …
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African American History Uncapped by UNCAP
By: Jacqueline Goldsby Jacqueline Goldsby, an associate professor in the English Department at New York University, has long been known for her quest to fill in the gaps of African …
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Museum celebrates Black History Month
by: Greater lafayette LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – With Black History Month just around the corner, two organizations are coming together to help the community celebrate. The Art Museum of Great …