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Michelle Williams, formerly a member of Destiny’s Child, widely recognized as the best-selling female group of all time, stars in David E. Talbert’s “What My Husband Doesn’t Know,” coming to …
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Children, teens, adults, families, groups and organizations are invited to join the Flint Public Library (FPL) in its celebration of African American History Month by reading works by African American …
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The African American Art & Cultural Appreciation Council held its 18th annual art exhibit Sunday afternoon, featuring works by artist Carolyn Maitland and her stunning array of abstract paintings and …
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America I AM: The African American Imprint,” an award-winning touring exhibition conceived and presented by broadcaster Tavis Smiley, opens at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., this week. With …
by: aampmuseums Founded in 1976 in celebration of the nation’s Bicentennial, the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is the first institution funded and built by a major municipality to …
by: Carolyn Cole One year after the 12 January earthquake struck Haiti, PAHO/WHO continues to support the response through initiatives aimed at rebuilding a devastated health system and improving the …
by: ShirleyKinsey The Norton Museum of Art will present an exhibition drawn from the artistic and historical treasures collected by Bernard and Shirley Kinsey of Los Angeles, California. The exhibition, …
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by Dr. Jeff Donaldson Dr. Jeff Donaldson, was a founding member of Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) and African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCobra). He was born December …
by Dr. Murry DePillars Dr. Murry N. DePillars was born in Chicago in 1938. He earned a B.A. in art education and an M.A. in urban studies from Roosevelt University …
by: Emmanuel Jegede This article is focused on some issues concerning contemporary art and its practitioners and art critics as it relates to Nigeria from 1950 to date. In any …
by George Hughes Museums and galleries all over the world regard traditional African art of high aesthetic value. A reputation ignited by the overwhelming influence African art had on modernist …
by: South-African-art.com South African has a rich history of art with the oldest art objects in the world being discovered in a South African cave. Dating from 75,000 years ago, …
BY: STEPHANIE BRICE Stephanie was born in Tanga in Tanzania and educated at Loreto Convent Msongari in Nairobi, Kenya. She then joined the Kenya Arts Society to further her studies. …
By: The gallery of the Caribbean art Artisans representing nearly 20 Caribbean islands will again converge in the British Virgins Islands (BVI) March 5 to 10 for the seventh annualCaribbean …
by: Celin Childs There was a point in history when the African artisans were enlightening the world. They were teaching the Greeks and Romans and building an art history to …
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