UVA Forgotten Cemetery: Archaeological Survey Uncovers 67 Graves, Likely Black Slaves

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.  |  By Ted Strong Posted: 12/04/2012 2:53 pm EST Updated: 12/05/2012 9:41 am EST The nameless graves follow the line of a long-gone fence. They’re …

Holst + Lee Comes Colorful With Made-To-Order Rope Jewelry (Browse The Bright Bracelets & Necklaces)

  Holst + Lee is a New York City based jewelry brand started by Southern designers Natalie Holst and Rochelle Lee. Each statement necklace and bracelet is made-to-order and features …

Al Johnson Visual Artist

Al Johnson, illustrator, fine artist, educator and mentor has developed an inclusive vision that captures the Classical, weaves it with the contemporary and refracts it through the prism of his …

President Halts Campaign Trail Appearances To Handle Hurricane Sandy

The Huffington Post  | By Sam Stein Posted: 10/30/2012 11:41 am EDT Updated: 10/30/2012 3:05 pm EDT WASHINGTON — The politics of Hurricane Sandy are obviously difficult to game out. …

Deborah Kass On Appropriation, Barbra Streisand, And The Dissolving Middle Class (PHOTOS, INTERVIEW)

Deborah Kass is not soft spoken. Nor is her art work, which appropriates pop culture icons and artists she admires, while redefining New York School abstract painting through the lens of …

Chicago man was part of influential black artists group

BY MAUREEN O’DONNELL Staff Reporter modonnell@suntimes.com October 19, 2012 6:18PM Back when “Power to the people” and “Right on” were part of a new lexicon that made the “squares” uncomfortable, …

African-American Pioneer, Bronze Sculptor, and WWI Fighter Pilot Honored by WKU

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 …

Documents from the Black Arts Movement

“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 …

Old Masters of Our Domain

Contemporary artists rock art-history classics to pay homage, show off, have fun, and comment on issues like race and class By Robin Cembalest Posted 10/10/12 Among the many delights of …

Beardenmania!

By Gail Gregg Posted 07/19/12 Exhibitions, concerts, artists’ tributes, and even a postage stamp are part of the centennial tribute honoring Romare Bearden The sight was a curator’s dream. Carla …

How to be an African-American art lover: Why investing in original black art is affordable, easy and edifying

Al Johnson, This Everlasting Moment, 2012. Mixed media on panel with found objects in antique box, 14.5 x 32 x 2.5 in. – eMerge: Danny Simmons & Artists on the …

First Major All Street Art and Graffiti Auction in New York Is Now On

By Marina Galperina | October 16, 2012 – 12:15PM In about an hour, the Doyle New York Auction House will kick off its Inaugural Street Art Auction featuring graffiti and street art spanning …

Bernette Johnson Set To Become Louisiana’s First Black Chief Justice

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN 10/16/12 09:50 PM ET EDT NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court resolved a racially tinged power struggle inside its own ranks, ruling Tuesday that Bernette Johnson …