Black Business Owner of Big Red’s Hot Sauce Makes Forbes Next 1000 List
Nationwide — Paul Ford and his wife, Tasia, the owners of Big Red’s Hot Sauce have always been known for bringing the full flavor of hot sauces with the heat…
Black Women Unite to Form a New National Holiday Called 'Mothers of Civilization Day'
Raleigh, NC — Every year, we honor our mothers who gave birth to us, but we often do not think of the woman who gave birth to humanity, which is…
Woman Arrested and Charged With Embezzling Almost $1M in HBCU Funds
Nationwide — Kenya Ward, a former employee at North Carolina Central University, a historically Black university in Durham, NC, has been charged with embezzling nearly $1 million from the school.…
Founder of Black-Owned Stationery Brand Lands Deal With Target; Fulfills Dream of Late Husband
Nationwide — Daveia Odoi, owner/ illustrator of Black-owned stationery brand, The DynaSmiles by DNT, has launched 3 of her designer journals in Target stores online. Each journal features artwork that…
The top four art documentaries at DOC NYC
Still from Krimes. Courtesy DOC NYC.The annual documentary film festival DOC NYC has long been a reliable source of new documentaries on art, and this year is no different. Films…
‘Passion and compassion in her poetry and painting’—tributes paid to Lebanese artist Etel Adnan who has died, aged 96
Etel Adnan in 2014. Photo by Patrick Dandy, courtesy of White CubeThe influential Lebanese-born artist and writer Etel Adnan has died, aged 96. Her death was confirmed by her longtime…
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
Gold alloy and shell ear plates with feline features, Peru, 800 BCE to 550 BCE (Photo: Alvaro Uematsu/The British Museum)Peru: A Journey in Time,Until 20 February 2022, British Museum, Great…
Lehmann Maupin gallery to move to larger space in Seoul’s Hannam-dong district, home to K-pop artists and movie stars
The new Lehmann Maupin space at 213 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul Courtesy Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and LondonAfter four years in the Sogyeokdong neighbourhood of Seoul, Lehmann Maupin…
New app artpass ID promises art market due diligence in one click—but does it really work?
Artpass ID claims that it will simplify anti-money laundering checks into a single clickCourtesy of Artpass IDEveryone agrees that anti-money laundering (AML) and know your client (KYC) regulations are an…
Sotheby's triple-header New York auction night notches up $234.2m with artist records for Lisa Brice, Maria Berrio and seven others
Maria Berrio's Flor sells for a record at Sotheby's last nightCourtesy of Sotheby'sDespite the long auction week and autumn weather hitting New York, the market was in full bloom during…