From Morocco to Malaysia: new publication traces the US artist Betye Saar’s journeys of discovery
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Our Favorite 2023 Met Gala Moments Inspired By Timeless Karl Lagerfeld Looks [Gallery]
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‘Such folk are treated like shit’: artists urge University of the Arts London to improve cleaners' working conditions
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‘Some Like it Hot,’ ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ among leaders in 2023 Tony Award nominations
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UW-Madison condemns racist video, says it can’t discipline person who made it
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Why did First Republic fail? And will other banks follow?
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Jose Cuervo & Haley Lu Richardson Partner For “Go Off this Cinco” Contest
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Tate Modern announces new director as Oslo museum chief Karin Hindsbo
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Sanya Richards-Ross on ‘RHOA’ season 15: ‘This year is so much richer’
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Gabriel Dickerson Becomes Youngest Member To Be Sworn Into Cairo, Illinois City Council
Source: The Washington Post / GettyOn May 1, Gabriel Dickerson, 20, made history as the youngest Black man to be…
Chaka Khan, Missy Elliott inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Ex-cop who hit Tyre Nichols with stun gun won’t face charges
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‘Dancing with the Stars’ returning to ABC, Alfonso Ribeiro returning as host
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Dwyane Wade Moved His Family Out Of Florida Over State’s LGBTQ Policies
Source: CHRIS DELMAS / GettyAs transgender rights continue to increase in importance when it comes to current events, retired NBA…
Black Women on Broadway Awards return in June
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Washington on brink of decriminalizing fentanyl possession
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Watch: Yara Shahidi Credits Brandy & Anika Noni Rose For Her Becoming The First Black Tinkerbell
Source: Michael Buckner / GettyYara Shahidi shares her thoughts on being the first Black Tinkerbell. The actress credits Brandy as…
London’s ICA has new role as party central
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Missy Elliott, George Michael & Willie Nelson Heads 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class
Source: Variety / GettyThis year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class spotlights a broad range of pop, R&B, and…
New York, London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Linz … Which city has the best digital art?
Recent moments in digital art (clockwise from top left) in New York, London, Los Angeles, Linz and Dubai Whitney Museum…
Writers Guild of America goes on strike, celebs react
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Uganda Parliament passes new version of Anti-Homosexuality Act. What’s next?
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NFL DRAFT | NBA PLAYOFFS | & Keri Hilson wants a ‘roughneck’??? | I Hate The Homies | Episode 50
Source: Urban One Podcast Network / Urban OneIT’S THE 50th EPISODE!!! The Guys tell you what they did between episodes…
Lessons from a museum picket line
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NBA Fans Roast James Harden For His Fuzzy Blue Muppet-Like Pregame Outfit
Source: Maddie Meyer / Getty Aside from the inherent competition of NBA Playoff basketball, the outfits are pretty entertaining too.Source:…
Should he take after Charles I or Charles II? It is time for the new king to set his artistic agenda
Anthony van Dyck’s Equestrian Portrait of Charles I (around 1637-38), left, and John Michael Wright’s Charles II (around 1671-76) Van…
Black moms are bellwethers of what gun violence does to the mind and body, researchers find
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10 books to read in honor of Freedom to Learn National Day of Action
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Howard U. picks African diaspora scholar as next president
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Joel Embiid Named Kia 2023 NBA MVP
Source: Mitchell Leff / GettyAfter being snubbed for the past two years for a joker, Embiid pulled out the royal…
Anna Atkins and the algae: how the first photobook was made in the mid-1800s
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Airbnb pushing single room rentals to beckon Gen Z budget travelers
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S.C. one of two states without hate crimes law, Dems frustrated about stymied bill
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Get The Look: Janelle Monae And Mary J. Blige’s 2023 Met Gala Hairstyles
Source: Raymond Hall / GettyJanelle Monae and Mary J. Blige did not come to play at the 2023 Met Gala.…
Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport
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Art world AI-nxiety: what is artificial intelligence and how are artists using it?
Anna Ridler’s Myriad (Tulips) (2018) is an installation of thousands of hand-labelled photographs of tulips which were later used as…
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
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Sybil Wilkes ‘What You Need To Know’ Banking Crisis — Protests Erupt Across The Globe — Tax Reporting Mistakes
Source: REACH Media / Reach Media Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonComedian, Rapper and Wild ‘N Out Star DC Young Fly, born…
New works by Charles Ray and Christopher Wool will be public fixtures of Manhattan development
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Ex-officer Tou Thao convicted of aiding the killing of George Floyd
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Jurors thought suspect was innocent. Now he faces execution by untested method
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'The outsider': a film about the forgotten photographer Tish Murtha to open Sheffield DocFest
Tish Murtha© Tish Murtha, courtesy Ella MurthaA film about the life of British documentary photographer Patricia ‘Tish’ Murtha is due…
Nick Cannon Calls ‘Red Table Talk’ Toxic After Its Cancellation, Twitter Roasts Him
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12 Mother’s Day gift ideas by Black-owned brands
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Serena Williams Announces Baby No. 2 Before 2023 Met Gala
Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / GettyCongratulations are in order for Serena Williams and her hubby Alexis Ohanian as the two just…
Strike at New York’s Hispanic Society enters sixth week, with ‘no movement’ in negotiations
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Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
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Oprah Winfrey chooses new Verghese novel for her book club
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The Best (And Worst) Dressed Celebrities At The 2023 Met Gala
Source: Jeff Kravitz / GettyThe 2023 Met Gala is in the books, and your favorite celebrities donned outfits all in…
May book bag: from a monograph for an underrated Pop artist to a book about Derek Jarman’s Blue movie
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Daughter of Buccaneers LB Shaq Barrett drowns in family pool
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No Jail Time: NYC Driver Who ‘Sped’ Car Into BLM Protest Given Lenient Sentence
Kathleen Casillo is arrested by the New York City Police Department during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest on…
National Gallery of Australia investigates whether Indigenous artists had ‘creative control’ over works in new exhibition
Artist Nyunmiti Burton in the APY Studio Adelaide © APY Art Centre CollectiveThe National Gallery of Australia has instigated an…
Loyola students fight for Black English professor’s job
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Historically Black neighborhood watches itself disappear
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Group advocates for Supreme Court to expand the court
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Everything you need to know about Roe v. Wade
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Tried It: Classic Beauty Studio Is A One-Stop Shop For Black Girl Luxury And I’m Obsessed
Source: Joce Blake / Joce BlakeI’m a Black woman with a passion for self-care and creative hairstyles. Upon relocating from…
The good, the bad and the furry at the Karl Lagerfeld-themed Met Gala
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Byron Allen presented theGrio’s 2nd annual Washington, D.C. Gala — and everybody had on their dancing shoes
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