“Upolu, Samoa, the South Pacific island where Sabrina Thompson fought it out as a contestant on CBS’s reality series “Survivor,” was worlds away from the classroom in Brownsville, Brooklyn where […]
Chicago’s African American folk gardens
“The Chicago Botanic Garden and DuSable Museum of African-American History partner to host joint exhibition ‘Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens.’ The exhibit shares its name with photographer […]
USF Student discovers Minstrelsy’s Many Faces
“Her ‘Theory of History’ class, taught by Assistant Professor Julia Irwin, brought [USF senior Simone] Sanders to Special Collections in the first place. When she saw original sheet music and […]
“We have become art!” Taliaferro Exhibit Opens in Miami Airport
“It all started when photographer Jerry Taliaferro, did a photo exhibition with women wearing African masks. The response was so positive, Taliaferro thought of ways he could expand the exhibition.” […]
“Both Sides of the Lens” Exhibit @ the Birmingham Public Library
From July 23, 2012 to September 14, 2012, the Birmingham Public Library will exhibit “Both Sides of the Lens: Photographs by the Shackelford Family (1900-1935),” a series of 40 photographs […]
The Gordon Parks: 100 Years Exhibit @ the ICP
From May 18, 2012 to January 6, 2013, the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York is exhibiting Gordon Parks: 100 Years. From the ICP gallery website: “The window […]
Remembering Roy DeCarava
On October 27, 2009, groundbreaking photographer and professor Roy DeCarava passed away, leaving behind an unparalleled legacy of achievements in Black photography. As the first African American photographer to receive […]
Am I Black Enough For You?
The August 2012 issue of Art Voices Magazine features an article by A.M. Weaver discussing changes in Black performance art in recent years. Weaver covers a wide variety of artists […]
Dawoud Bey’s 1970s Harlem
The Art Institute of Chicago presents a solo-exhibition of photographer Dawoud Bey‘s 1970s opus, “Harlem, U.S.A.“. The exhibition will run through Sunday, September 2nd. New York Times by Gwenda Blair […]
President Obama might have ties to Slavery through his Mother
There have been many questions about President Barack Obama’s ancestral roots. But now new light has been shed on this issue, thanks to new advances in genealogical research tools. (Photo […]