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I’m going to make some points about the lesser controversies (namely the lyrics issue) surrounding the invitation of rapper/poet “Common” to the Whitehouse, because John Nolte has the larger controversies …
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The Detroit Institute of Arts will name its new gallery of contemporary African American art after a pioneering General Motors executive and his wife. The newly named Maureen and Roy …
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Throughout their 10-year career in broadcasting, radio personalities and brothers Doug and Ryan Stewart of the nationally syndicated sports talk show, The 2 Live Stews, have stood tall as community …
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Tylik Mejia wasn’t that excited about an opportunity to work with the Creative Arts Workshops for Kids to design a mural to attract people to Harlem River Park. “I declined …
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‘At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing’ edited by George Kimball and John Schulian Library of America, 517 pp., $35 Blame it on Hemingway. George Kimball, in the introduction to …
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For 25 years Yusef Harris has promoted black awareness at Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore, an independent bookstore that focuses on black history, education, self-help and spirituality. “I wanted products that reflect …
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Change, long discussed and planned, is taking shape and form these days in Lexington’s East End neighborhood. The latest evidence is materializing on a half-acre parcel of state-owned property near …
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The Museum of African American Art and absolutearts.com artist Synthia SAINT JAMES are pleased to present Spectrum: New Visions From Eight Emerging Artists, an exciting group exhibition featuring talented young …
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At the annual Art Collectors’ Council meeting, held this year on April 30, works by African-American artist Sargent Johnson and Ernest Lawson were highlights. Following this year’s meeting of The …
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Nestled in the hills of Pacific Palisades is a hidden treasure of social realist, Hispanic and African American art. By Sharon Cotal Operating out of the Pacific Palisades home of …
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The Detroit Institute of Arts will name its new gallery of contemporary African American art after a pioneering General Motors executive and his wife. The newly named Maureen and Roy …
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Art & Sunday Brunch at October Gallery Sunday, May 8 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm 6353 Greene Street, Phila, PA 19144 All you can eat in an ARTFUL environment Art, music, …
A month long series of musical performances, art workshops, inspirational and motivational speakers, authors and dance performances all free to the community Acadiana Outreach is planning a month long cultural …
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The Birmingham Museum of Art says it will use a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to hire curators for its growing collection of African-American art. Museum director …
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South Dallas Cultural Center, located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh in Dallas TX has been North Texas’ best kept fine arts secret for nearly 25 years – an African American art …