The African American Museum’s final push

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Anderson handles a Buffalo Soldier Bible from about 1913 and a 1966 pamphlet for the Black Panther Party of Lowndes County, Alabama.  February 07, 2016 10:20 am  •  Peggy McGlone Washington Post WASHINGTON – Lonnie Bunch has thousands of decisions before him – and exactly 235 days to make them. Lonnie Bunch is the founding director of …

Black Trans Lives Matter, Too

Cherno Biko Brooklyn based award-winning media activist and human rights advocate. Tragically, 2015 was the deadliest year on record for black trans and gender non conforming women with the total number of murder victims ranging from 21-25. Our average life expectancy is a paltry 35 years, less than half that of the average cisgender woman. The violence …

One of the Great American Artists Gets an American Retrospective

Kerry James Marshall (right) pictured with collector Alice Walton. (Photo: Jared Siskin for Patrick McMullan). Chicago, New York and Los Angeles are the lucky cities By Ryan Steadman • 02/02/16 2:07pm Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall will be the subject of a major three-city retrospective beginning in April. The show, titled “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry,” will open at …

Exhibition highlights African-American artists from the South

Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) presentsCelebrating African-American Artists, featuring work created by renowned African-American artists from the South. On display through July 29 in the Southern Folk Art Gallery of the Center for Art & Theatre, the exhibition includes a reception Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Center for …

Art & Soul: A Celebration of African American Art and Artists in Indiana

By Staff Reports Published: January 27, 2016, 11:33 am Passionate, beautiful and full of soul. That’s what you can expect during the 20th anniversary of Art & Soul: A Celebration of African American Art and Artists in Indiana at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Since its inception in 1996, Art & Soul has become a highly anticipated …

Fifty Shades Of Black is both half-baked and overripe

By Katie Rife@futureschlock Jan 29, 2016 9:52 AM Fifty Shades Of Black is one of those instances where a parody deviating from its inspiration would have been fine. Most of the people who see it will probably be Wayans brothers fans rather than Fifty Shades Of Grey fans (the overlap can’t be that big, can …