Dusable Museum Mission
Mission Statement To collect, preserve and display artifacts and objects that promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions, and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs, and activities …
Dusable Museum Founders Day 2012!
Together let’s celebrate the birthday and legacy of Dr. Margaret Burroughs, internationally acclaimed artist, educator, writer, and renowned founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History! This day-long celebration …
Gather at the Table :: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of The Slave Trade
Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade By Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Leslie Morgan Foreword by Joy …
Oprah’s Favorite Recipes (Yep, She Really Cooks!)
The sun streams in through Oprah’s kitchen windows; birds chirp in the garden. Outside, a spring mix of flowers. Inside, Oprah is making lunch for her longtime beau, Stedman Graham, …
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News Inside The News
Thursday, November 1, 2012 – 10:15pm Black America Web News Inside The News takes a look at the first Obama Romney debate and answers the question; What could president Obama …
ANALYSIS: Obama Could Lose Without Black, Latino, Youth Vote
Michael Cottman Senior Writer, Blackamericaweb.com Six days before Election Day, with President Barack Obama returning to the campaign trail after taking a break to oversee relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy, …
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Hurricane Sandy 2012: As New York’s Art World Reels From Damage, MoMA Lends A Hand (VIDEO)
In the wake of New York City’s most devastating natural disaster to date, many of the city’s landmark institutions are stepping up to provide relief for members of their communities. …
Nick Africano: Music as an Art of Inclusion
Laura Cococcia Editor, ‘The Journal of Cultural Conversation’ It’s no secret that music has a unique way of unifying people across cultures, geographies and communities. It takes exceptional artists and …
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‘Cloud Atlas’ Flops While ‘Argo’ Reaches Number One At The Weekend Box Office
With a $100 million budget, “Cloud Atlas” was banking on box office success. If this weekend is any indication, it’s going to be a slow process making that $100 million …
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Why The Art Market Profits When Social Inequality Is Growing
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. And the art market likes it that way, according to Federal Reserve Bank economist Benjamin Mandel. Mandel recently spoke …
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The Precise Art Of Framing
Joe Satran joe.satran@huffingtonpost.com On a recent afternoon at Julius Lowy Frame and Restoration Co., a three-by-four frame sat on a work table, shining with freshly-applied gold leaf. The craftsmen at …
Florida Early Voting Fiasco: Voters Wait For Hours At Polls As Rick Scott Refuses To Budge
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has refused to extend the state’s early voting hours, despite long lines at the polls. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Amanda Terkel aterkel@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Once again, …
Romney on Foreign Relations
This is real funny, but true.
President and First Lady Michelle
When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble …