African American Excursion

Take a day and enjoy San Francisco’s rich African American heritage. On any given day, there is much to celebrate about African American culture in San Francisco, and if you …

381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story

The African American Museum in Philadelphia will focus in on one of the most pivotal moments in American history with the 381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story. This traveling …

Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits

OPENING DECEMBER 11, 2010 The new National Museum of African American History and Culture is collaborating with the National Portrait Gallery on it inaugural exhibition of African American photographic portraits. …

Jazzy Holiday Luncheon 2010

December 2, 12:00 PMCosts: Individual tickets, $100; Tables available The Board of Directors and staff of the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture invite you to join …

Mark Johnson

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The most compelling biographies are the ones that don’t just recount the events in life of it’s subject, but allows the reader to truly escape into their …

Steven Berry

I am a photographer, film-maker, photo illustrator and a playwright. As a photographer, I have photographed over 11,000 images. A number of my images have been exhibited at the African …

Universal Creations

History, culture, ritual, spirituality… these are some common adjectives used to describe African masks. These African masks almost always have a spiritual meaning that may not be readily apparent to …

Donna Yaya

SIMONE LINO August 10th, 1978, on a sunny afternoon in Minas Gerais, a Brazilian artist was born. Simone Lino: dancer, singer, painter… Lino took dance classes from the age of …

Actor Clifton Davis at Philly Art Expo 2010 – October Gallery

Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Thelma vanPutten Langhorn, a nurse, and Toussaint L’Ouverture Davis, a Baptist minister.[1] He was raised in Mastic, New York. Clifton starred …

Progeny Two: Deb Willis & Hank Willis Thomas + Fo Wilson & Dayo

October 8, 2010 – January 23, 2011 Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas — mother and son — collaborate with Fo Wilson and her son Dayo Harewood for Progeny Two …

100 Years of African-American Art: The Arthur Primas Collection

Presented by The Dayton Art Institute Saturday, November 6, 2010 – Sunday, January 30, 2011 100 Years of African-American Art presents works from the Arthur Primas collection. This significant collection …

African American Art at the UM Lowe Art Museum Spans Three Centuries

October 24, 2010 — Coral Gables — The University of Miami Lowe Art Museum’s fall/winter exhibition will feature selections from one of the premier collections of African American art. The …

Rhapsody in Blue: The Work of Nannette Harris

Sargent Johnson Gallery (Sargent Johnson Gallery)Thu, Aug 26 — Sun, Jan 2Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat 12 Noon – 5 p.m. “Rhapsody in Blue” features some of Nannette Harris’s beloved …

Nigerian Ife Art on Display in Houston

A collection of more than 100 items of African art is now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the first stop in a U.S. tour of …