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How an Artist Learned About Freedom From ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ | The New York Times

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“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?’”

Fountain Street Church, George Bayard collaborate to bring “African American Artists Tell the Story” to community | CulturedGR

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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.

Eloquent Photo-portraits of 60 Contemporary Artists of Color | Hyperallergic

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Elia Alba’s photo-portraits act as a kind of measure of the intimacy she has earned with her subjects.

Capturing the Civil Rights Era Through the Lens of Gordon Parks | Daily Beast

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Gordon Parks captured the beauty, horror, and complexities behind the lives of those who lived during the Civil Rights Era.

2017 was historic for Blacks on Broadway and in theater in general | New York Amsterdam News

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The year 2017 was historic, as African-Americans made great strides on Broadway.

How the black radical female artists of the ’60s and ’70s made art that speaks to today’s politics | Los Angeles Times

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All of it points to the unique issues black women artists faced (and continue to face) as women and artists in a society in which race plays a defining role.

Kerry James Marshall’s Largest Work Yet Honors Women in the Arts | Hyperallergic

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Marshall recently unveiled a 132-foot-wide, 100-foot-tall mural that pays homage to 20 women who shaped Chicago’s cultural scene.

Five 2017 reissued albums by Black artists | New York Amsterdam News

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As 2017 comes to an end, it is important to reflect on the re-emergence of great music of the past, as well as celebrating new music that was released this year.

Black Artists Proclaim The Right To Rock In The Age Of Streaming Music | Newsweek

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Over three decades ago, music critic Greg Tate co-founded the Black Rock Coalition (BRC), an organization dedicated to both promoting black rock bands and righting a historic wrong.

How Black Artists, Dealers, and Collectors Are Boosting the Careers of Their Younger Peers | Artsy

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At the Seattle Art Fair in the summer of 2016, the Togolese artist Clay Apenouvon wrapped the booth of Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, a local black-owned contemporary art space, in ripped-up black plastic bags. Inside this installation (entitled Film Noir, 2016) were partially visible works by the gallery’s artists of African descent, including photographs by the African-American self-portraitist Ayana V. Jackson.