African American Museum in Philadelphia
by: aampmuseums Founded in 1976 in celebration of the nation’s Bicentennial, the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is the first institution funded and built by a major municipality to …
Earthquake hits Haiti
by: Carolyn Cole One year after the 12 January earthquake struck Haiti, PAHO/WHO continues to support the response through initiatives aimed at rebuilding a devastated health system and improving the …
Historic African-American Art Exhibit Coming to South Florida
by: ShirleyKinsey The Norton Museum of Art will present an exhibition drawn from the artistic and historical treasures collected by Bernard and Shirley Kinsey of Los Angeles, California. The exhibition, …
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The Center for African American History
by Dr. Jeff Donaldson Dr. Jeff Donaldson, was a founding member of Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) and African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCobra). He was born December …
The Center for African American History
by Dr. Murry DePillars Dr. Murry N. DePillars was born in Chicago in 1938. He earned a B.A. in art education and an M.A. in urban studies from Roosevelt University …
Art, Artists and Art Criticism
by: Emmanuel Jegede This article is focused on some issues concerning contemporary art and its practitioners and art critics as it relates to Nigeria from 1950 to date. In any …
Contemporary Visual Art from Ghana
by George Hughes Museums and galleries all over the world regard traditional African art of high aesthetic value. A reputation ignited by the overwhelming influence African art had on modernist …
History on South African Art
by: South-African-art.com South African has a rich history of art with the oldest art objects in the world being discovered in a South African cave. Dating from 75,000 years ago, …
The Artnet Africa
BY: STEPHANIE BRICE Stephanie was born in Tanga in Tanzania and educated at Loreto Convent Msongari in Nairobi, Kenya. She then joined the Kenya Arts Society to further her studies. …
Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival, BVI
By: The gallery of the Caribbean art Artisans representing nearly 20 Caribbean islands will again converge in the British Virgins Islands (BVI) March 5 to 10 for the seventh annualCaribbean …
The History of African-American Art, A Look Back in Black
by: Celin Childs There was a point in history when the African artisans were enlightening the world. They were teaching the Greeks and Romans and building an art history to …
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Alan Dean – Black History Month Specials
Black History Month SpecialGreeting Cards Packs$ 35.00 EachFree Shipping All cards are printed on glossy card stockpaper, and each card come with an attractiveblank insert page and envelop. 5 1/2″ …
King of the rings returns
By Courtney Devores When Johnathan Lee Iverson joined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shortly after graduating from college in 1998, he was the first African-American to take on the …
Noted Collector of African American Art to Present Show
By Melissa Allen Patric McCoy will exhibit the work of many artists for ‘A Diaspora Rhythm’ As a vital piece of its annual Celebration of Black History, Elmhurst College will …
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Brooklyn Historical Society Focuses on Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
By ROCHANA RAPKINS Walt Whitman, Spike Lee, Marianne Moore, Richard Wright and The Notorious B.I.G. may not have much in common other than the ability to capture human experience through …
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