Fellowship opens eyes to black art history
Photo by Chris King Courtney Baxter Courtney M. Baxter, the Saint Louis …
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Co-op High School showcases African-American arts for Black History Month celebration
Shakira Mclain, 16, a Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School junior, takes a walk through the student-curated art exhibit Thursday. Peter Hvizdak — New Haven Register By Brian Zahn, New Haven Register …
Art, dance and more for Black History Month in Seattle
“Sharecropper,” a linocut by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), is part of the exhibit of works from the Harmon and Harriet Kelley exhibition at the Northwest African American Museum. Many of Catlett’s …
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These Photos Show The People Of Flint’s Pain And Pride
WAYNE LAWRENCE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Daniel MaransReporter, The Huffington Post The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, that exposed thousands of children to lead-tainted water and contributed to countless other maladies is finally receiving the …
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Sister to Sister: Black Women Solidarity
Elle HearnsStrategic partner and organizer with #BlackLivesMatter Treva B. LindseyAssistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University Activists Elle Hearns and Treva B. …
DAVID RUBENSTEIN DONATES $10 M. TO SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.COURTESY FREELON ADJAYE BOND/SMITH GROUP BY Hannah Ghorashi POSTED 01/20/16 5:23 PM The Smithsonian announced that philanthropist David Rubenstein, cofounder of the Carlyle Group …
“STATEMENTS,” AT MFAH, IS A REMARKABLE EXHIBIT OF ARTISTIC STEPS FORWARD
The Cradle shows an anguished mother cradling her child BY RANDY TIBBITS You don’t often get the chance to see in person a work of art that changed the course of …
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Smithsonian opening African-American history museum Sept
NAZZARO STRIANO The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Monday a set of initiatives to increase awareness of works by African-American artists, in honor of Black History Month. Tourists walk past …
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‘I Am Running for Mayor of Baltimore’
DeRay Mckesson I love Baltimore. This city has made me the man that I am. Like an old friend, I’ve seen it at its best and its most challenged. …
Global Blackness and Diasporan Dopeness
Luvvie Ajayi Award-winning writer and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. I didn’t growing up knowing I was Black or having to deal with …
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, sits up in his hotel room bed in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1968 while being examined by Dr. Walter …
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SF African American Historical Society’s annual Black History Month program
by Eldoris Cameron The San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society will launch the 2016 annual Black History Month kickoff in the Rotunda at City Hall on Friday, Feb. …
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Cincinnati Art Museum Features Local Artist For Black History Month
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 @ 6am by 700WLW News (Cincinnati) To Celebrate Black History Month in the Tristate, The Cincinnati Art Museum has a digital art gallery that everyone can …
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Spike Lee Quote
We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it’s not a surprise that all of us are …
Angela Davis Quote
Pregressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the socity in which they live, but also about the intensity social character of …