“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 […]

“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]