After 25 Years, Casey Kaplan Gallery Doubles Down on New York – ARTnews.com
When Casey Kaplan opened his namesake art gallery in his hometown New York, he was not far removed from menial work for some of the city’s premier dealers and flush…
Juanita McNeely’s Feminist Paintings at James Fuentes – ARTnews.com
Juanita McNeely’s exhibition, her first at James Fuentes, comprised two large multi-panel paintings that transmit the pain of their female subjects with an intensity that is almost too much to…
The Group of African American Painters That Florida’s Doomed Landscape – ARTnews.com
With the exception of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation-minded communities fighting for the sake of still pristine lands, much of Florida has given way to development in tandem with…
Art Dubai Postpones 2020 Art Fair Amid Coronavirus Concerns – ARTnews.com
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, another art fair has announced that it will postpone its upcoming edition. The organizers of Art Dubai said on Tuesday, March…
Josephine Holloway cleared path for girls of color to be Scouts
While many things have changed since Holloway launched her first troop in 1924, the essential value of Girl Scouting remains. When people think of Girl Scouts this time of year,…
Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History’s Worst Race Riots
Olivia Hooker was a 6-year-old in Tulsa, Okla., when a race riot destroyed her community as well as her own home. In less than 24 hours, mobs of white men…
79 years of love: Virginia’s longest married couple celebrates another anniversary
A.J. and Lillie Reeves celebrate lifetime together We Were Eight Years in Power Virginia’s longest married couple just celebrated another anniversary. A.J. and Lillie Reeves recently celebrated 79 years of…
Black Boys Don’t Need More Discipline, They Need Mentors
Black children’s pain is often criminalized or punished rather than treated. When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could tell he was trying to figure out who I was,…
Fannie Lou Hamer | PBS
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the…
In 1918, A Black Man Avoided Lynching & Convinced The Mob To Donate To His School.
His passion for his students was so strong that not even tornadoes, financial difficulties, or an attempted lynching could stop his work. In the dictionary, a hero is defined as…