Formerly Incarcerated Mom Earns Master's Degree, Her 3rd Degree in 5 Years
Nationwide — Margaret Hall, a 47-year-old mother from Tempe, Arizona, who previously spent time in prison, has graduated summa cum…
Founder of African-Inspired Fashion Accessory and Home Décor Brand Launches New Spring Collection
Nationwide — Zifa Awoudi, the founder and CEO of ZifasBoutique, is gearing up to release her company’s new spring collection…
Black Designer Debuts Commemorative Coin to Celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day
Nationwide — Meet Beverly David Robinson, the founder and CEO of Juneteenth Unlimited, who has designed a commemorative coin that…
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Saweetie Covers Glamour UK Magazine’s 2nd Ever Hair Issue
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / GettySaweetie is the ultimate hair chameleon, so she was the obvious choice for Glamour Uk’s second-ever hair…
Power Couple to Empower Black-Owned Businesses With Free 3-Day Virtual Summit
Nationwide — Meet Randy and Renee Hughes, the African American entrepreneurial couple that is launching a Business Growth Summit on…
Fox News Host Mark Levin Proudly Stokes 'Great Replacement Theory'
General Assignment Reporter, HuffPostFox News host Mark Levin blatantly supported the “great replacement theory” Tuesday on his radio show, joining…
Venice gets political: how the art world's biggest stage has become a focal point for Ukrainian protests
The activist group Global Project hung protest banners on the V-A-C Foundation building in Venice, which is owned by the…
'Buying art is like meeting a new friend': advisor Elizabeth Von Habsburg on her very personal approach to collecting
Von Habsburg with a recent purchase: Stephen Thorpe’s A Mediation Between the Physical and Spiritual World (2022) Courtesy of Elizabeth…
Brazilian museum accused of censoring photographs of Marxist land reform movement
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP)…
Brazilian galleries showcase the range of artists from South America’s biggest country during Frieze New York
Paulo Nazareth, Sem título (Untitled), from Objeto para tampar o Sol de seus olhos, 2010 Courtesy the artist The Brazilian…
Colombian gallery repeats as Frieze stand prize winner
Tania Candiani’s El Sonido del Fuego (2021) offers a subtle sonic experience Photo: Allison DinnerFrieze’s $5,000 prize for the best…
Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Ituri province. Drodro. 2021. This is the only place for the people who live in the…
'Malevich is not Russian': activist group takes to Instagram to demand that Ukrainian heritage is recognised
The Shadow Project wants the Museum of Modern Art to publicly acknowledge that the famous avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich was…
American museums try to cash in as deaccessioning truce expires
Georgia O’Keeffe’s A Sunflower from Maggie (1937) failed to sell at Christie’s on 12 May Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd.In April…
David Zwirner doubles down on competition with auction houses, launching online consignments portal
David Zwirner's secondary market department (from left to right): Katherine Lukacher, the gallery’s director of secondary market online sales; Meghan…
Advisory group Gurr Johns launches art lending arm
Ben Clark, group co-chief executive of Gurr Johns, and Alessandro Fiorotto, managing director of Gurr Johns Capital, who say they…
‘The violence of image-making is embedded in the work’: Lydia Ourahmane explores ancient cave paintings in her new film
Ourahmane says there was a “sense of urgency” in Tassili, as the area the film documents might soon be impossible…
From Anglo-Saxon sculpture to Tracey Emin's tent: BBC series summarises the biggest British art events of the past 2,000 years
Richard Coles, a 1980s pop star turned parish priest and broadcaster, is typical of the range of left-field presenters chosen…
Clear winner: British glass-art star crosses the pond
Elliot Walker, who won the second series of the Netflix series Blown Away, works on a creation at the Corning…
Frieze Week in New York: mammoth auction sales and a shifting art fair landscape
The Shed in Hudson Yards, New York. Photo: Unsplash / John AngelFrom breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and…
Works by women will set the pace in Sotheby’s ultra-contemporary New York evening sale
Anna Weyant, Falling Woman, 2020 Courtesy Sotheby'sWorks by rising art market stars will go up for auction alongside pieces by…
Australian artist creates mural in Ukrainian city of Odessa, comparing Putin to bloodthirsty warlord from The Hobbit
Australian artist George Gittoes at the Hrets'ka Square mural in Odessa Photo: Hellen RoseThe award-winning Australian artist George Gittoes has…
Proposed museum expansion spells trouble in Manhattan’s Chinatown
The Museum of Chinese in America is expanding from 12,000 sq. ft to more than 68,000 sq. ft in a…
Missing Picasso painting resurfaces during Philippines president-elect's celebratory visit with his mother, Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos with Pablo Picasso’s Reclining Woman VI in a scene from Lauren Greenfield’s 2019 documentary The Kingmaker. The painting…
‘Oh f***! Anybody can do art’: pop star Robbie Williams shows new paintings at Sotheby’s
Robbie Williams (right) and Ed Godrich have created a series of Black and White Paintings (left) Photo courtesy of Sotheby'sHe…
Frieze New York Diary: cyborgian bacchanalia, a sentient self-driving car and a Gagosian vending machine
Cajsa von Zeipel’s object-laden silicone sculptures, which are selling for seven figures at Company Gallery, draw crowds—and many questions Photo…
At Frieze New York, Charles Gaines puts gains toward ambitious public art project
Charles Gaines attends an event at the Hammer Museum on 19 February 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Stefanie…
Frida Kahlo’s medical records—obtained by her grand-niece—reveal decades of negotiating pain and painting
Frida Kahlo in her room at the Hospital Inglés in 1950 Courtesy Fundación Televisa Collection and Archive; photo: Juan GuzmánFor…
Another Red State Slashes Abortion Access As Supreme Court Prepares To Kill Roe
Senior Gender Reporter, HuffPostOn Tuesday afternoon, as the country was coming to grips with a stunning leak from the Supreme…
Kenan Thompson Tries To Get Final Say On Samuel L. Jackson's Ban From 'SNL'
General Assignment Reporter, HuffPostKenan Thompson wanted to clear the air Thursday on Samuel L. Jackson’s supposed ban from “Saturday Night…
Sasha And Malia Obama Dance For Joy At LAX Reunion And Isn't Sisterhood Sweet?
General Assignment Reporter, HuffPostSasha and Malia Obama proved that nothing beats reuniting with family.TMZ captured the former first children jumping…
Phillips racks up a record $225m in New York—with Basquiat alone bringing in $85m
The Phillips salesroom during the 20th Century and Contemporary Evening sale Courtesy, Phillips Last night’s 20th-century and contemporary evening sale…
Against all odds, Hong Kong’s gallery scene is on the up
Siah Armajani and Rasheed Araeen's exhibition Two Manifestos at Rossi & Rossi Wong Chuk Hang Courtesy of Rossi & Rossi…
Cambodia urges UK museums to investigate and return looted treasures allegedly handled by dealer Douglas Latchford
The British Museum's Southeast Asian gallery. Courtesy of British Museum / TwitterThe Cambodian government is calling on the British Museum…
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron nearly gets into physical fight with artist at London Gallery Weekend
Jake Chapman took to Instagram to display his displeasure at David Cameron attending the opening of his exhibition at Paradise…
In new Senegal museum, Albers Foundation will exhibit repatriated African objects and expand legacy of Bauhaus
Rendering of the proposed Bët-bi museum and center for culture and community in Senegal © Atelier Masōm, courtesy Bët-biA new…
‘I look at myself as an alchemist’: photographer Jamel Shabazz captures joy and sadness on the streets
Jamel Shabazz: “To have the ability to freeze time and motion to me is a phenomenal thing” Photo: Micheal McCoy…
What will happen to sanctioned Russian oligarch’s Fabergé treasure, now V&A's show has closed?
The first Fabergé Egg, commissioned in 1885 by tsar Alexander III and acquired by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, was on…
Public body Arts Council England at risk under new UK government review
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency. The decision by the UK government to review…
Non-tenured faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold rally in support of union push
The May 10 rally in favour of the non-tenured faculty union at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago…
In one of UK’s largest art commissioning programmes, 22 artists receive £2.5m to explore the impact of war
Still from They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) by WingNut Films with Peter Jackson. © IWM / Wingnut FilmsArtists such…
Frieze kicks off a busy week of fairs around New York City
Frieze New York's venue, The Shed Photo courtesy Brett BeyerFresh out of New York Art Week, the only fitting follow-up…
Nefarious art world players: after Russian freeze out, will Saudi Arabia or China be next?
Out of favour: Roman Abramovich at the 2008 opening of the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow. Until recently…
Macklowe trove becomes most valuable collection ever sold at auction after second Sotheby's sale tallies $246.1m
Oliver Barker conducts the second sale of works from the Macklowe Collection at Sotheby's New York on 16 May 2022…
Experts fear New York City slashing auction house regulations could erode collector trust and confidence
A bidder at Sotheby’s in New York; the surprise winding back of auction regulations by the New York City Council…
Deana Lawson wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022
Deana Lawson's An Ode to Yemaya (2019) © Deana LawsonThe US artist Deana Lawson has won this year’s Deutsche Börse…
Jarvis Cocker's teenage bedroom and a car full of taxidermy snakes: the best things we saw during London Gallery Weekend
Mandy El Sayegh’s live work The Minimum in the square outside St James’s church in Piccadilly. Courtesy of Louisa BuckUnless…
Powerhouse Los Angeles gallery David Kordansky lands in Chelsea
A detail of Lauren Halsey’s My Hope (2022) from David Kordansky’s first New York show Photo: Andy Romer. Courtesy of…
Whitney Museum workers protest outside the institution’s fundraising gala over union contract negotiations
Members of the Whitney Museum Union rallying outside the museum on 17 May Photo by Allison DinnerAttendees of the Whitney…
The artist encouraging New Yorkers to empathise with their trash
A scene from the first video in Sto Len’s Office of In Visibility series, SAN TV Video still courtesy the…
London Gallery Weekend: Best shows for… discovering the hot new name
Check out The Art Newspaper's guide to London Gallery Weekend 2022 for recommendations on the best exhibitions to see during…
Charles Jackson French (1919-1956)
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French was hailed as the “hero of the Solomons” and the “Human Tugboat” after…
Degas Wright (1963- )
Investment analyst Degas A. Wright was born in April 1963, in Lithonia, Georgia. Wright attended the United States Military Academy…
Daniel McCree (1800?- ?)
Born in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1800s Daniel McCree is best known for patenting of the portable fire escape…
Black Student From Memphis Awarded $8M in Scholarships From 100+ Colleges
Nationwide — Xzorion Harris, a student from Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee, received a total of more than $8…
"State of the Air" Report Finds People of Color Are 61% More Likely to Live in Areas With Poor Air Quality
Chicago, IL — The 2022 “State of the Air” report, released earlier this month by the American Lung Association, finds…
Wrongly Convicted Black Man Wins $10.5M Lawsuit After 24 Years in Prison
Nationwide — Shawn Williams, an African American man from New York City who served 24 years in prison for a…
News Platform Launches to Celebrate the Success of Black Women and Moms
Nationwide — As Black women continue to make history and pave the way in business, sports, entertainment, and community service,…
Maternity Photo Contest Highlights the Beauty of Black Motherhood
Los Angeles, CA — Successful Parenting Media/ Successful Black Parenting announces the launch of their first maternity photo contest which…