Black Women in Art and Literature
Amid the harsh repression of slavery, Americans of African descent, and particularly black women, managed–sometimes at their own peril–to preserve the culture of their ancestry and articulate both their struggles …
ART REVIEWS; 150 Years of African-American Art
ART REVIEWS; 150 Years of African-American Art By Helen A. Harrison Published: March 12, 2000 Walter O. Evans Collection Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington. Through April 9. …
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Paintings by Jamaal Sheats
Check New Arrivals for paintings by Jamaal Sheats, Indigo works by Pat Kabore, Evita Tezeno drawings and other new pieces by our family of artists …
Daniel Minter A Hidden River, 2011
International Review African American Art click here
Senegal profile
Provides an overview of Senegal, including key events and facts about this west African country
Visions of Our 44th President Barack Obama
Visions of Our 44th President is a collective sculptural show created to recognize and celebrate the historical significance of the first African American President of the United States of America, …
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First Black Man to Head McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Corp. said Wednesday that CEO Jim Skinner will retire later this year and hand over the responsibility of running the world’s largest burger chain …
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Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello
The Pressure of Preserving Our Legacy
The head curator for the national African-American museum tells The Root what goes into his job. By: Cynthia Gordy| Posted: February 21, 2012 at …
The Six Riches Black People in the World
Forbes Magazine recently published a list of the richest people on the planet and this year, they, “counted [an] all-time high [of] 1,226 …
Sonie Joi Ruffin Visual Artist
Sonie is a contemporary fabric artist, fabric designer and writer based in Kansas City. Sonié grew up in a family of seamstresses and clothing designers. She started sewing at the …
Exhibition about African American Art in the 20th Century opens April 27 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
“African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond” presents a selection of works by 43 black artists who lived through the tremendous changes of the 20th Century. …
Julian Bond Professorship in Civil Rights and Social Justice at the University of Virginia
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, a powerful group of 400-500 leaders of industry, business, arts, politics, community and culture will gather at the Plaza …
100 Greatest Singers
This is an excerpt from Jonathan Lethem’s introduction to the Greatest Singers of All Time feature in the November 27, 2008 issue of Rolling …
Obama: Trayvon Martin Case Is a `Tragedy’