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Across Country, Following His Footsteps From Slavery To Freedom “The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less …
(ARA) – The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is not only the launching pad for a number of new kitchen and bath products; it’s also the place where key …
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(ARA) – After the “I dos” are exchanged and the reception is over, couples find out that the realities of cohabitation do not always make for smooth sailing, especially when …
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From Robyn Curnow, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — In recent years, African artists have seen their work increase in value as they attract global investors. South Africa, in particular, …
By Stephanie Busari, CNN London, England (CNN) — A hundred years ago when German explorer Leo Frobenius visited West Africa and came across some sculpted bronze heads and terracotta figures, …
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The Color We See But Don’t Speak: How Race Impacts Our Kids by Imani PerryProfessor in the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University This week Anderson Cooper 360 is …
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The Florida Highwaymen Artists were the beginning of Florida’s contemporary art tradition, and are credited for the beginning of the “Indian River School” art movement. They developed their own individual …
The Mountain of Miracles. Cleous Young, aka CY, is the creative thinker behind the brand The Mountain of Miracles. Young has not only introduced the market to an interactive CD-ROM, …
By Peter Hartlaub, Chronicle Pop Culture Critic When Vernon Davis does finally get to the Sistine Chapel, he’ll be a little closer to the “Creation of Adam” than most visitors. …
By DAVID YEZZINew York Not long before Romare Bearden’s first major museum retrospective opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1971, he peered out from a friend’s window overlooking …
Steve Shapiro Published 06/04/2010 – 6:33 p.m. CDT ABOUT THE AUTHOR Steve Shapiro Email: editor@kctribune.com Disaster Relief: David Bates’s Katrina PaintingsReviewed by Steve Shapiro Disasters ask nothing of humans; catastrophe …
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San Francisco’s award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 17th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. This year’s theme, UNITED IN PEACE: Artists, …
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Thursday, June 3 5:30p to 7:30p at Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA Please join Patricia Sweetow Gallery for an exhibition with artists Frederick Hayes and Ernest Jolly. Frederick Hayes, …
CHARLOTTE, NC.- Through the creation of a shared Creative Director position, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and McColl Center for Visual Art have taken a historic …
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