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The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson The legendary singer is seen rocking her signature honey blonde-highlighted hair, a silky navy blouse and what appears to be a black skirt …
Continue reading “Tina Turner Vogue Germany Cover, Singer’s First Time Gracing Glossy (PHOTO)”
Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi is no longer the richest black person in the world. He has been ousted by Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote, who is worth an estimated $16.1 billion. …
Variety of mediums on display for Prince George’s County exhibit by Cara Hedgepeth Staff writer “I am very excited for this exhibit,” said Washington, D.C. resident Gloria Kirk. “It will …
Continue reading “Black Artists of D.C. showcase work at Brentwood Art Exchange”
Patricia Yollin When Karen Jenkins-Johnson decided to put together an exhibition of photographs by Gordon Parks, she had to choose from at least 900 images. It was an almost impossible …
ArtfixDaily.com) The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina” May 4 to July 7, 2013. …
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By B.J. Hammerstein Poet Naomi Long Madgett, musician Shara Worden and Free Press music writer Mark Stryker are among the talents who will be featured when the second edition of …
by Ashleigh M. Joplin Brick home after brick home creates a blur of tan as you drive through Bronzeville and then something catches your eye, a mural. Either free standing …
Continue reading “Bronzeville works to reclaim its reputation as a must-see art destination.”
By Daniel Beekman AND Rich Schapiro / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Met’s admission policy is as deceptive as an M.C. Escher sketch — duping millions of people into paying …
By Robin Cembalest Posted 01/22/13 “There have been the singing nun and the flying nun, but the hippest of all is Los Angeles’s painting nun,” noted Newsweek in its 1967 cover …
Kara Walker (artist) American, born 1969 From the Tour: African American Artists: Collection Highlights Freedom, a Fable is an illustrated artist’s book with text and pop-up silhouettes. At first …
Soul music legend hits a High “C” wearing eye sculptures by Cyrus Kabiru PHOTOGRAPHS | RORY VAN MILLINGEN FOR CLASH MAGAZINE Appointed fellow of TEDGlobal 2012, Cyrus Kabiru is a …
Mission/Artist statement An old adage says that if you want to be successful,you must follow your dreams. As a child, I’ve always enjoyed drawing in pencils and markers for my …
Legendary actor and singer Harry Belafonte has never met a social cause he couldn’t fight or a question he wouldn’t answer. After decades of fighting social injustices around the world, …
Continue reading “Harry Belafonte: Black Artists Must Do More”
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When the doors opened at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, a group of seniors from Dallas’ Kiest Park Senior Center were hopping off a DART bus, heading for …
Continue reading “Fair Park Museum Dedicated To African-American Art, Culture, History”
This print shows when, in 1965, hundreds of civil rights marchers started on a peace march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama led by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Their …
Continue reading “Eric Holder: Voting Rights Act Can’t Be Called Unnecessary Yet”