Artist Richard Wilkes on “Evotrope”
Inspired by Steampunk design, Richard Wilks talks about his larger than life 3-point mobile contraption. Through the merging of transportation and art, he created a mobile art piece called “Evotrope.”…
Lorna Simpson Maps the Complex Galaxies of Black Women’s Hair | The Atlantic
Black women’s heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves,” poet and professor Elizabeth Alexander writes in her introduction to Lorna Simpson Collages, a new book of that artist’s work. Much…
‘A new room in the Great Pyramid’: lost 1963 John Coltrane album discovered | The Guardian
Anyone A lost album of originals by John Coltrane, the American saxophonist who took jazz to new heights of freedom and expression, has been unearthed. The album, being released on…
Read James Blake’s Response to Punishment of NYPD Cop Who Assaulted Him | Colorlines
In September 2015, White, plainclothes New York Police Department (NYD) officer James Frascatore slammed former tennis player James Blake, who is Black, to the concrete outside his hotel in New…
An Orchestra of Hope for Baltimore’s Future | AFRO
Anyone with any doubts about the value of “OrchKids,” the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s instrumental music program for inner city students, should listen to what young Asia Palmer, a flute player…
‘Black Panther’ Princess Letitia Wright Is Ready To Rule If Required | Deadline
Black Panther star Letitia Wright suggested at the MCM Comic-con show in London that her character, Shuri, may take over as Wakanda’s future leader. The show ran from Friday and…
Why I’ll Be Choosing My Next Therapist by Race | Glamour
Black people don’t do therapy; we go to church” is a statement I’d heard countless times in my community. We didn’t discuss mental health so much in my family either.…
Women and Men of Color Pay an ‘Emotional Tax’ at Work That’s Detrimental to Their Overall Health and Ability to Thrive: Report | The Root
There is no question that navigating the world as a woman of color is a unique experience. The combination of sexism and racism we face as we move through our…
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: farewell to the ‘grandfather of rap’ | The Guardian
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin – sometimes known as “the grandfather of rap” – who has died aged 73 of cancer, was born on 24 July 1944 in New York, growing up…
Alabama HBCU Apologizes 58 Years After Expelling 9 Students for Sit-In Protest | Atlanta Black Star
It’s been a long time coming, but the Alabama State Board of Education finally expunged the records of nine Alabama State College students who were expelled for their civil rights…