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It’s official: Kimora Lee Simmons has parted ways with Baby Phat, a fashion line that she launched with her ex-husband Russell Simmons. Late last week, the former model broke news …
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Barbara Jones-Hogu is currently getting a Master’s in film, and plans to create documentaries about the work of artists. But her history won’t let her be — she was one …
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Artist Stacey Brown, currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia offers an eclectic collection of original paintings for the contemporary art lover. Born and reared in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, his artistic journey …
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A startling vision greets visitors to “The Art of Romare Bearden,” the awe-inspiring retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. At the airy mezzanine entrance to the …
Negro art “made in America” is as non-existent as the widely advertised profundity of Cal Coolidge, the “seven years of progress” of Mayor Hylan, or the reported sophistication of New …
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Askia M. Toure’ is one of the pioneers of the Black Arts/Black Aesthetics movementand the Africana Studies movement. Toure’, a modern renaissance man, is also apolitical activist, having served with …
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The Black Arts Movement is radically opposed to any concept of the artist that alienates him from his community. Black Art is the aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black …
“Sometimes referred to as ‘the artistic sister of the Black Power Movement,’ the Black Arts Movement stands as the single most controversial moment in the history of African-American literature–possibly in …
The Black Arts Movement (BAM) spans the period from the mid 1960’s to the mid 1970’s. If you are looking for a specific author or book from the BAM period, …
In 2006, hip-hop and fashion mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs launched a new cologne with a citrusy scent and risque marketing campaign – ads showed Puffy sitting on a bed …
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In 2009 and 2010, Artist Desireé Bender and Big Picture students created Design in Motion: The Recycling Truck Project, a city-wide public art and graphic design project produced in collaboration …
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Laurence Fishburne’s daughter is speaking out about her controversial decision to enter the entertainment industry by becoming a porn star. “Being in an adult film is not a big deal …
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DO CLOTHES REALLY MAKE THE MAN? They do if the man is a Morehouse Man. That’s the overriding opinion of school administrators, faculty, alumni and students who put the brakes …
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