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Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859–1937), The Annunciation, 1898. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased with the W.P. Wilstach Fund, 1899, W1899-1-1 HOUSTON, TX.- A major exhibition …
Betye Saar. Black Girl’s Window, 1969. Assemblage in window. 35 3⁄4 x 18 x 1 1⁄2 in. (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm). Collection of the artist; Courtesy of Michael …
AP | By JOANN LOVIGLIO Posted: 09/16/2012 11:59 am Updated: 09/17/2012 8:30 am PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but …
NYU just got slightly more exciting. Questlove (or ?uestlove, or Amir Thompson), drummer for The Roots (or Jimmy Fallon’s house band), will soon be a professor at New York University. …
Watch Party Presidential Debate Monday, October 22, 2012 7165 Restaurant 7165 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19119 Doors Open 7 PM Debate Begins 9 PM 215-629-3939 Admission Free
YouTube comedy darling, Issa Rae, has had a whirlwind year. From a super successful round of fundraising to launch the second season of the uber-popular YouTube series, “Awkward Black …
Red Mumbai, India A vendor at the flower market cradles a rose in his hands.
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By Kevin Willis WKU is set to induct three new members into the school’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni. The Class of 2012 includes the first African-American to enroll in undergraduate …
Continue reading “African-American Pioneer, Bronze Sculptor, and WWI Fighter Pilot Honored by WKU”
FAIRFAX, Va. — At a misty rally designed to gin up enthusiasm among women voters, President Barack Obama’s strongest riff was a mockery of Mitt Romney’s effort to showcase a …
Continue reading “‘Romnesia’: Obama Coins Mitt Romney ‘Condition’ (VIDEO)”
Virginia Johnson Economic factors forced the disbanding of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 2004. Now, eight years later, reading the series of pieces about the dearth of black …
Continue reading “Do Black Dancers Have A Place In Ballet? We Say, Yes. (Video)”
“On Black Art” by Ron Karenga Black Art must be for the people, by the people and from the people. That is to say, it must be functional, collective and …