The Poor People’s Campaign marked an important transition in U.S. history. While drawing attention to poverty, the campaign also helped set the stage for future social justice movements.
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Synonymous with Chicago is the DuSable Museum, and inseparably linking them is Margaret Burroughs.
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Christopher Priest broke the color barrier at Marvel and reinvented a classic character. Why was he nearly written out of comics history?
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Women who inspire us? Well, these women most certainly do! We’re thanking Rodarte—the two-sister design team from Los Angeles—for bringing us these stunning images of strong, smart, stellar women to sweep us into spring style.
Read MoreBasquiat painting on view at Brooklyn Museum | New York Amsterdam News
“One Basquiat” is the first museum exhibition of the skull painting.
Read MoreSee Barack and Michelle Obama’s new portraits unveiled today | Los Angeles Times
Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were on hand Monday to unveil their official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
Read MoreWhy some African Americans are moving to Africa | Al Jazeera
Moving was an opportunity to fulfil her potential and avoid being targeted by racial violence.
Read MoreHow an Artist Learned About Freedom From ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ | The New York Times
“It’s like reading a fairy tale book. I see the names of beauty schools and men’s clubs and taverns, and I think, ‘What does that place look like?’”
Read MoreFountain Street Church, George Bayard collaborate to bring “African American Artists Tell the Story” to community | CulturedGR
An exhibit of 10 African American artists’ work, from local to nationally known, opened January 7, with a reception Tuesday, January 16. The exhibit presents work that places African American experience in the context of the American experience.
Read MoreEloquent Photo-portraits of 60 Contemporary Artists of Color | Hyperallergic
Elia Alba’s photo-portraits act as a kind of measure of the intimacy she has earned with her subjects.
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