Black Faces in White Spaces: Beyond The Stars
Source: General / GeneralBlack History NOW Celebrates the paths paved by those who broke the mold in areas of film,…
Peter Crosby (1844-1884)
Peter Crosby was born in 1844 and lived twenty years in Clark County, Mississippi. He moved to Vicksburg in 1864…
Ex-cop who yanked Tyre Nichols from car accused of brutality in prison in 2015
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Idris Elba Must Track Down A Serial Killer In The First Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’
Source: Netflix / Luther: The Fallen SunAnother reason we don’t need Idris Elba to play James Bond, he has Luther.…
Ancient Pompeii site installs 'invisible' solar panels that look like Roman terracotta tiles
The House of the Vettii in Pompeii has been installed with solar panels that imitate the look of terracotta roof…
Patrick Mahomes wins 2nd MVP award ahead of Super Bowl
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What to expect at Super Bowl LVII
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Hip-Hop Heads To France! Red Bull BC One 2023 Breaking Competition World Final Set For Paris
@_higz Source: Red Bull BC One We’re still reveling over that week spent covering the Red Bull BC One 2022…
‘That’s not enough’: Willem de Kooning’s advice to a young Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud in his house in Sacramento in 1961. An encounter with Willem de Kooning encouraged him to seek inspiration…
Make this a super weekend with ‘Byron Allen Presents the Comedy and Music SuperFest’
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South African rugby player killed by Hawaii police had CTE
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Watch: theGrio Top 3 | What are the top 3 reasons Black people should invest in a health and fitness routine?
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Watch: Snoop Dogg Slips Into His Skechers In New Super Bowl Commercial
Source: Courtesy / SkechersIf anyone knows how to make the ultimate Super Bowl commercial it’s the iconic Snoop Dogg, and…
France makes art inroads in Saudi Arabia with Centre Pompidou project allegedly on the horizon
A group of artists at the archaeological site of Hegra in AlUla Courtesy of the artist Hegra; Courtesy of the…
Durant, Irving trades signal end of an empty era for Nets
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Lil Harold Breaks Down Influence On ‘After The Curse’ Mixtape, Calls Joseline His Favorite Dancer
@_higz Source: Paras Griffin / GettyBehind every great rapper is a crew in place to keep the star grounded while…
Artist Narsiso Martinez wins Frieze Impact Prize for series highlighting migrant workers’ plight
Narsiso Martinez, Cara Cara, 2021 Courtesy the artist, Charlie James Gallery, Los AngelesWhen Frieze Los Angeles’s 2023 edition opens at…
Thomas J. Burrell (1939- )
Black advertising pioneer Thomas J. Burrell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 18, 1939. His parents had both migrated…
Bray School, oldest US schoolhouse for Black children, moving to museum
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Harlem’s New ‘States of Becoming’ Exhibit Offers A Vivid View Into Decades Of Being Black In America
@_higz Source: Fade Catcher, 2021 – States Of Becoming / The Africa Center Black History Month is heavily celebrated over…
An exhibition reveals the story of how Van Gogh’s art was saved, including very rarely displayed works
Installation photograph, Choosing Vincent (until 10 April) The Art NewspaperAdventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey,…
Erle S. Robertson
Erle S. Robertson, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and programme director of the…
Report: Investors target Atlanta’s Black neighborhoods, turn houses into rentals
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Popeye’s meme kid, Dieunerst Collin, featured in Super Bowl ad for free fries
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Are young collectors buying at India Art Fair?
Courtesy India Art FairIt is back to a ‘new normal’ at the 14th edition India Art Fair (IAF, until 12…
Marcio Button Creating Afro-Collage & Brazillian Digital and Graphic Art
Marcio Button is a digital artist, graphic designer, and animation student based in brazil. This site uses Akismet to reduce…
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
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Ruth Simmons Will Step Down Early As President Of Prairie View A&M University
Brandon Caldwell is a freelance writer. His work has appeared in The FADER, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, VIBE, Complex, EBONY, the…
Man sentenced in racial harassment case for throwing banana peels on family’s lawn
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10 Times Ricky Dillard Showed Us Why He’s The Ultimate Choir Master
Source: Paras Griffin / GettyWhen it comes to gospel legends, you can’t help but mention the name of Ricky Dillard.Across…
Artefacts in Swiss museums were looted from the Kingdom of Benin, new report says
Hip mask, Benin Court workshop, Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, Edo (17th–18th century) © Museum Rietberg, photo: Rainer WolfsbergerTwenty-one works in…
Ivy Park’s Latest Collection ‘Park Trail’ Is Inspired By The Great Outdoors And The Streets
Source: Courtesy of Ivy ParkIvy Park has dropped its recent collection, Park Trail, which encourages its consumers to discover their…
Damar Hamlin wins prestigious award for charity work
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Alabama High School Students Stage Walkout In Protest Over Restrictions Placed On Black History Month Program
Source: Mel Melcon / GettyStudents at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County are banding together to protest their school’s controversial…
Weird sisters are doing it for themselves: Sarah Lucas curates show of 23 female peers across generations
Gillian Wearing, Maggi Hambling, Sarah Lucas and Georgina Starr, some of the female British artists in the exhibition BIG WOMEN,…
Edith P. Mitchell, MD (1948- )
Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, was born in 1948, and raised in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee during the time of Racial…
Alex Peter Idoko Working with Fire
“The word “pyrography” basically means writing with fire on wood. I have practically created my style to approach pyrography with…
Ex-cop approached Tyre Nichols with gun drawn
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‘Ike Turner Award’: Dee Barnes Rips Dr. Dre’s Icon Grammy Over His Abusive Past
Source: Getty Images / GettyA survivor of domestic violence abuse at the hands of Dr. Dre decades ago has spoken…
Kourtney Gibson (1981- )
Kourtney Gibson is an American entrepreneur and president of Loop Capital, a private investment banking firm. Gibson is also a…
Digital Graphic Art by Ghanian Photographer Kwame Koda
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Super Bowl ads will tout Jesus ‘gets us’ to the masses
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Brooklyn Nets trading Kevin Durant to Suns, news source says
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8 Date Ideas To Spice Up Your Valentine’s Day
Source: Neyya / Getty Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and if you’re looking for some new things to try this…
Q&A: Jennifer Higgie on her new book about spiritualism and its importance to early Modernist women artists
© Polly Braden The Art Newspaper’s Book Club shines a light on art books in their myriad forms and brings…
Sharlene Newman
Sharlene D. Newman is an American cognitive neuroscientist, executive director of the Alabama Life Research Institute at the University of…
Patti LaBelle, 78, open to dating again
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Discussion With Important People: Sybil Wilkes One On One With Dr. Michelle Albert, President of the American Heart Association
Source: Reach Media / Reach Media Someone once said, “We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives…
Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvre
Johannes Vermeer's The Milkmaid (1658-59) Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamVermeer’s main patron was probably a woman, according to curators of…
Jacquin Niles
Jacquin C. Niles is an American professor of biotechnology and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Centre for Environmental…
Marlon Wayans, Kal Penn, Hasan Minhaj among next run of ‘Daily Show’ guest hosts
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Maxine Waters, Neely Fuller Jr., Willie Flowers & Ayo Handy-Kendi l The Carl Nelson Show
Neely Fuller Jr. checks into our classroom to expound on his tome on the system of Racism/White Supremacy. Brother Neely…
Jalen Alexander Hurts (1998-)
Jalen Alexander Hurts is a professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Eagles for the National Football League (NFL). He…
Gina Prince-Bythewood calls awards season ‘an eye-opener’ amid ‘The Woman King’ snubs
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EGOT Viola Davis Stars As Michael Jordan’s Mom In First Trailer For Amazon Studios’ ‘AIR’
Source: Amazon Studios / AIRThe first trailer for AIR, the movie from Ben Affleck that tells the story of Nike’s…
Afghan universities and art centres ban female students as Taliban clamps down
A protest in Kabul against the Taliban’s decision in December to prohibit women from attending university and teaching institutes in…
Chris Montana on Du Nord Social Spirits and making an impact in communities | BlackMade
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Group asks how African American course violates Florida law
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Detroit arts organisations receive $23m in grants for digital initiatives from the Knight Foundation
Bulk Space's Show Us Some Love fundraiser at Dubois Basement Photo by Sarah C. BlanchetteOver the last decade, Detroit’s art…
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded
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