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Rio de Janeiro (/ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛəroʊ, –deɪ ʒə–, –də dʒə–/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu];[2] River of January), or simply Rio,[3] is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the...
FILE – In this Dec. 16, 2015 file photo, Jazmin Holloway sits below a mural depicting Freddie Gray at the intersection of his arrest in Baltimore following a hung jury and a mistrial in...
Partnering with hip-hop legend and producer Ice Cube and Chicago native and Academy Award-winning artist Common, VH1 will present “Exploring Chicago with the Cast of ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut,” premiering at 10 p.m....
Tyraine Ragsdale, known by his deejay name “Grand Hank,” has traveled the country for more than 20 years, hosting science events for youth, teaching them science skills through hip hop. — TRIBUNE PHOTO/SAMARIA BAILEY...
Rodnell P. Collins carries a painting of his uncle, Malcolm X, outside the house where the slain African-American activist spent part of his teen years in the Roxbury section of Boston. — AP Photo/Bill...
Officials from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Delaware County Community College at the signing ceremony today for the new guaranteed admission and core-to-core transfer agreement between their two schools. The signing ceremony took...
© Provided by Guardian News Promise Ward, six, right, washes her two-year-old sister Sharell’s face using tap water. When Nakiya Wakes moved to Flint in mid-2014, school wasn’t an issue for her seven-year-old...
From Road & Track (The above photo is of Lincoln’s Mark 9 concept from the 2001 NAIAS.) I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about the new Lincoln Continental. I’m excited about...
Nicholas Hlobo SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST Nicholas Hlobo, whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, works on paper, and video installation, has joined Lehmann Maupin in New York. Recognized for his...
Archibald Motley COME SPRING, VISITORS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art will have the opportunity to view “Portrait of My Grandmother,” by Archibald Motley (1891-1981). The 1922 painting was Motley’s...
Kadir Nelson’s painting for the cover of this week’s issue celebrates the Schomburg Research Center, in Harlem. He says he wanted to create “a stylistic montage as an homage to the great Harlem Renaissance...
“Dynamic,” “original” and “lyrical” are words used to describe the artists whose works were featured at the premier art show in the U.S. By: Julie Walker Posted: Dec. 6 2015 2:21 AM Aljana Moons...
ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Patty Jackson, radio personality at WDAS-FM: “Sometimes we won’t listen to a whisper but we’ll hear a roar.” by Jenice Armstrong, Daily News Columnist. @JeniceArmstrong Out of nowhere, WDAS-FM radio...
Susan E. Cahan, associate dean for the arts at Yale College (Duke University Press) Prior to 1967 fewer than a dozen museum exhibitions had featured the work of African-American artists. And by the time the...
by Carolina A. Miranda Curator Naima Keith, who for five years helped organize lauded exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem, has been named the new deputy director for exhibitions and programs at the California African American...