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Rosie Perez gives a great explanation on the reason why Hispanics and Latinos are not voting for him. The other day we saw Jay-Z give a eloquent and poignant endorsement …
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Steve McQueen. Charlotte, 2004. Photo courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York /Paris, and Thomas Dane Gallery, London. CHICAGO, IL.- With the largest collection of work by the …
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Untitled, Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956. Pigment print; printed later, 20 x 16 inches. From an edition of 15. The Gordon Parks Foundation copyright and authentication stamp with signature, print date …
Mickalene Thomas (American, b.1971), Interior: Two Chairs and Fireplace, 2012. Rhinestone, acrylic paint and oil enamel on wood panel, 96 x 72 x 2 in. (243.8 x 182.9 x 5.1 …
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Romare Bearden, Home to Ithaca, 1977, Collage, Courtesy Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Gift of the estate of Eileen Paradis Barber (Class of 1929). WINSTON-SALEM, NC.- The …
Romare Bearden, American, 1911-1988, Out Chorus, 1979-80, etching and aquatint, 12 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (image), Edition 200.© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. GLENS FALLS, NY.- …
Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859–1937), The Annunciation, 1898. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased with the W.P. Wilstach Fund, 1899, W1899-1-1 HOUSTON, TX.- A major exhibition …
Betye Saar. Black Girl’s Window, 1969. Assemblage in window. 35 3⁄4 x 18 x 1 1⁄2 in. (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm). Collection of the artist; Courtesy of Michael …
AP | By JOANN LOVIGLIO Posted: 09/16/2012 11:59 am Updated: 09/17/2012 8:30 am PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but …
NYU just got slightly more exciting. Questlove (or ?uestlove, or Amir Thompson), drummer for The Roots (or Jimmy Fallon’s house band), will soon be a professor at New York University. …
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YouTube comedy darling, Issa Rae, has had a whirlwind year. From a super successful round of fundraising to launch the second season of the uber-popular YouTube series, “Awkward Black …
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 …
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Virginia Johnson Economic factors forced the disbanding of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 2004. Now, eight years later, reading the series of pieces about the dearth of black …
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