At Ease In The Peloponnese • EBONY
Few destinations offer as much ancient history and as many cultural landmarks as Greece. This Southern European hot spot boasts…
From City Council, to Prison, to Airwaves
By AFRO Staff The District’s airwaves just got a little more political with the addition of the “Michael Brown Show,”…
Black Men and Mental Illness Can Be a Barbershop Conversation, Too • EBONY
Historically, Black men have very few places where they feel free to discuss important issues. We face economic and social…
Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their…
Famed New York Dealer Phillip A. Bruno Gives 74 Works to Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow -ARTnews
Leroy Lamis, Construction 108, ca. 1965, colored Perspex. ©LEROY LAMIS, VAGA AT ARS, NEW YORK, AND DACS, LONDON Phillip A.…
Remembering Matthew Wong Through His Dreamy, Otherworldly Landscapes -ARTnews
Matthew Wong, River at Night, 2018, oil on canvas. COURTESY KARMA, NEW YORK Matthew Wong, a painter early in his…
Hot on Heels of MacArthur ‘Genius’ Win, Artist Walter Hood Receives $250,000 Gish Prize for Innovation in Art, Social Change -ARTnews
Walter Hood. COURTESY THE GISH PRIZE TRUST One of the world’s highest-value prizes for artists has its next recipient: Walter…
Morning Links From October 10, 2019 -ARTnews
The Museum of Modern Art in New York. WALTER G ALLGOWER/IMAGEBROKER/SHUTTERSTOCK To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday,…
Billionaire François Pinault’s $170 M. Paris Museum to Open in June 2020 -ARTnews
The Bourse de Commerce. PATRICK TOURNEBOEUF All eyes are on the Paris art world this month, as the Louvre prepares…
Be There With Bells On! As MoMA Reopens in New York, Haegue Yang Plots Potent Performance-Installation for Spacious Atrium -ARTnews
Installation view of Haegue Yang: Handles commissioned by MoMA for the Marron Atrium. DENIS DOORLY When visitors enter the Museum…
How One Artist’s Removal of a Work from a MoMA Show Altered the Course of Art History -ARTnews
The catalogue for the exhibition “The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age.” COURTESY MUSEUM OF MODERN…
Part 1, ‘Collection, 1880s–1940s’ -ARTnews
Haim Steinbach’s 2013 vinyl work hello again is mounted to the wall on MoMA’s first floor, welcoming visitors to the…
Cindy Sherman, Catherine Opie Masterworks to Be Sold as Jewelry by Gagosian -ARTnews
Cameos by Cindy Sherman and Catherine Opie, produced by LIZWORKS. ANDREA AGRATI/GAGOSIAN Gagosian gallery is one of the biggest enterprises…
ARTnews Celebrates Frieze London with Event Hosted by Yassmin and Sasan Ghandehari -ARTnews
ARTnews director of marketing and development Vajra Kingsley, ARTnews editor-in-chief Sarah Douglas, jeweler Wallace Chan, and collector Yassmin Ghandehari. Last…
GOP senator refuses to answer Trump question five times
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), who faces a tough election in 2020, refused to answer whether it’s appropriate for President Trump…
Nor’easter will snarl air travel for days and bring flooding to the northeast coast
Air travel delays, power outages and beach erosion could result as the nor’easter lingers through Saturday, creating a soggy, blustery…
Sofia Huerta: Football fan faces lifetime ban for allegedly groping female player
The incident occurred after Saturday’s friendly match in Mexico between Tigres and Huerta’s club Houston Dash, which plays in the…
See the moment CNN reporter is quickly blocked from asking her question
CNN Sports Correspondent Christina Macfarlane was shut down at a press conference when she asked Houston Rockets players how they…
CNN anchor Christina Macfarlane shut down for asking question about the NBA’s standoff with China
Macfarlane was attending a post-match media conference in Tokyo on Thursday with NBA stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook but…
Michael Drejka, convicted of manslaughter in parking lot shooting, gets 20 years in prison
A judge has sentenced Michael Drejka to 20 years in prison, with credit for the 92 days he already has…
Cuba Gooding Jr. hit with new charge in groping case
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office did not reveal the exact nature of the charge or if it’s tied to the…
Matt Lauer fights back against rape accusation Video
Transcript for Matt Lauer fights back against rape accusation up. The latest on the rape allegation against Matt Lauer. Former…
GOP congressman rips Trump over his Normandy comment
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) tells CNN’s Poppy Harlow that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria makes…
21-year-old surrenders newborn to Los Angeles fire station
A 21-year-old woman surrendered her newborn to a Los Angeles fire station this week, shedding light on the power of…
Trump confirms al Qaeda underwear bomb maker killed two years ago
The White House made the announcement as the President faces a news cycle dominated by bipartisan criticism over his decision…
Marine veteran walked 810 miles in 42 days for veteran suicide awareness
One year after Travis Snyder returned home from deployment in Afghanistan, a close friend from his task force died by…
As Trump disavows Kurds over WW2, Republican anger grows
Turkey launched its military operation to flush Kurds allied with the US out of northeastern Syria sparking outrage in Congress,…
Empire State Building shows off new $165 million observatory
The observatory atop the Empire State Building has a dizzying new look with floor-to-ceiling, 360-degree windows 102 floors above New…
Ronan Farrow suspects that Harvey Weinstein threatened NBC with Matt Lauer’s secrets
She says his 1,400-word letter striking out at her was “a case study in victim blaming.” “As his open letter…
Fitbit to move production out of China because of ‘ongoing threat of tariffs’
The fitness tracker and smartwatch maker Fitbit announced it will move manufacturing operations out of China to avoid tariffs as…
Former Texas Rep. Pete Sessions was pushed by Giuliani associates to back effort to eject Ukraine ambassador
The indictment alleges that a “Congressman-1” had been the beneficiary of approximately $3 million in independent expenditures by “Committee-1.” Sessions…
Can an unconventional West Coast billionaire shake up the Democratic presidential race?
Tom Steyer is a study in contrasts. The California billionaire who will make his national political debut next week in…
Former prosecutor: Giuliani should be worried
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti discusses the arrests of two men connected to Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to dig up dirt…
US-China trade talks resume ahead of threatened tariff rate increase
As U.S. and Chinese negotiators sat down in Washington to resume high-level talks on Thursday, President Donald Trump played coy…
Who’s who in the Giuliani-linked indictment
The men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were already in the spotlight as House Democrats ramp up their inquiries and…
Power restored to some CA homes, but hundreds of thousands remain in the dark to reduce wildfire risk
Pacific Gas and Electric is restoring power to some California homes whose electricity was cut Wednesday in order to reduce…
Burnett: Twitter shows Trump barely slept
President Trump took aim at the whistleblower and Democrats for launching an impeachment inquiry over what he calls a “perfect…
Fire danger in Southern California, heavy snow in Dakotas, coastal storm in Northeast
Gusty, dry winds continue to impact parts of the West including California today. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as an…
Freeze on Ukraine aid came from Trump appointee despite concerns from career officials
Michael Duffey, OMB’s associate director for national security programs and a Trump political appointee, signed at least some of the…
Video of synagogue shooting in Germany viewed more than 2,000 times on Twitch
The live-streaming site Twitch is defending its actions after a user shared a video of the Halle synagogue shooting on…
Trump criticizes Fox News for impeachment poll
Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images/File Trump’s lawyers may have written a letter to Democrats saying that the President “remains focused on fulfilling…
What you need to know about Turkey’s push into Syria
Turkey’s military airstrikes inside Syria are the first step in its offensive into northern Syria, targeting the Syrian Kurds that…
Vice President Pence's response leaves Cooper incredulous
Vice President Mike Pence defended President Trump amid the impeachment inquiry, saying Trump was concerned about election interference when speaking…
Father sues Telsa after teen son killed in flaming crash
The father of an 18-year-old Florida teen killed when his speeding Tesla slammed into a wall and caught fire is…
Mike Pence’s answer on Ukraine is truly nonsensical
“Well I do, I think that’s why President Trump is so concerned about foreign interference in our election in Ukraine.…
Trump confirms death of al-Qaeda bomb maker implicated in Christmas Day atttack
The al-Qaeda master bombmaker said to be behind the thwarted plots to down U.S-bound jetliners was confirmed killed on Thursday…
Giuliani used Oval Office meeting with Trump and Tillerson to press for help for client
The businessman, Reza Zarrab, had ties to top Turkish government officials, who had pushed the US to drop charges that…
Two men with ties to Giuliani arrested on campaign finance charges
Two men who reportedly have assisted Rudy Giuliani in his efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s family have…
Live updates: The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry
Rep. Pete Sessions speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Oxon Hill, Maryland in June 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters Two associates…
Amber Alert issued for abducted 3-year-old girl in North Carolina, FBI canvassing area she was last seen
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl who was reported abducted in North Carolina Wednesday, allegedly taken…
Two men connected to Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts arrested on campaign finance charges
The charges against the men suggest Giuliani’s push on Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s receptiveness to it had ties to…
‘Stand your ground’ killer Michael Drejka sentenced to 20 years in slaying over parking space
A Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 killing of an unarmed father he shot in a dispute…
Discussing Blackness on Reddit? Photograph Your Forearm First | The New York Times
Amy Harmon, The New York Times The Communist leader Claudia Jones, 1948; right, the inventor and scientist George Washington Carver,…
Rihanna confirms she turned down Super Bowl Halftime show in support of Kaepernick
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12: Rihanna attends Rihanna’s 5th Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September…
Building America | The Nation
Four hundred years ago, “about the latter end of August,” an English pirate ship called the White Lion landed at…
Solange Knowles Pens Essay on Being a Black Person in a White Space | The Root
On Friday evening, after an evening out with her husband and 11-year-old son, Solange Knowles went on a tweet storm…
Tyler Perry Celebrates Opening of New Studios With Star-Studded Black-Tie Gala • EBONY
On Saturday, October 5 in Atlanta, Tyler Perry Studios welcomed guests to celebrate its grand opening. Actor/writer/producer/director Perry has now…
Serena Williams Says Young Boys Need Domestic Violence Education • EBONY
Serena Williams says that men should be included in conversations about ending domestic violence abuse, according to the Associated Press.…
Singer Mya Talks About Her New Show, ‘5th Ward’ • EBONY
R&B singer Mya is hitting the small screen in Urban Movie Channel’s (UMC) gritty new series 5th Ward. The singer…
NBA Stardom Isn’t a Cure for Mental Health Issues • EBONY
The problem with mental pain, writer C.S. Lewis said, is that it is less dramatic than physical pain. Though it…