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Celebrated textile artist Gwendolyn Magee died Wednesday night following an illness. Magee,67, of Jackson turned a traditional art form into profound contemporary art centered around African-American life and history She …
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At Vulcan Park through August 26 in the Linn-Henley Gallery, The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists celebrates the Year of Alabama Music, a campaign launched …
The Baltimore Museum of Art has chosen architectural firm of Ziger/Snead to lead a $24 million renovation of the neoclassical museum building. The museum is located adjacent to the Johns …
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Despite a keen interest in African American history, Warren Oree had never heard of the violent standoff that came to be known as the Christiana riot. Then Oree came upon …
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Quince Orchard High School art students in the Creative Self Expression national art competition have their work on display through Tuesday at The Great Frame Up, 810 Muddy Branch Road, …
When Herbert Temple decided to pursue a career in commercial art in the 1950s, few positions were available for African-American men in corporate America, his daughter said. But Mr. Temple …
Around a hundred students and fans gathered in the African American Culture Center in the University of Connecticut’s Student Union Monday night to hear hip-hop artist Prodigy of the duo …
Community Day at the Gibbes Museum of Art includes art-making activities and special performances by the Three Dudes and Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Children’s Choir. Join in on the Great American …
On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. The Act, which passed nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation, …
The Birmingham Museum of Art says it will use a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to hire curators for its growing collection of African-American art. Museum director …
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By SHEILA WICKOUSKIFOR THE FREE LANCE-STAR A statue of Haitian leader Touissaint Louverture stands at the entrance of the National Museum of African Art’s “African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of …
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My love affair with the S.W. Green house is, perhaps, my fondest memory of New Orleans. Discovering this architectural gem was the crowning achievement of my college years. I discovered …
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For all her works in Southampton and the greater area, resident Brenda Simmons received the Woman of Distinction Award from Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman on March 28 at the …
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The Smithsonian Institution will see a $1.8 million cut in its 2011 budget under the spending deal approved by Congress. Details of the budget released Monday include a $759.6 million …
Black in Latin America, a new four–part series on the influence of African descent on Latin America, is the 11th and latest documentary film from renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis …