A multi-media exhibition exploring the relationships between the works of Gordon Parks and the works of artists he inspired, collaborated with, and drew inspiration from.
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Championing Inclusivity: Melani N. Douglass | BmoreArt
Melani N. Douglass on her new role as Director of Public Programs at the NMWA: Interview by Angela N. Carroll
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Artist Transforms Abandoned Buildings In New Orleans With Powerful Art | Huffington Post
“We have to create the change we want to see,” says Brandan Odums.
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Kahlil Joseph’s New Film Is Steeped in Harlem’s History. And His Own. | The New York Times
“All of a sudden, I’m a fine artist,” Mr. Joseph said. “All thanks to my brother.”
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It’s Time We Listened to These Radical Women Artists | LA Weekly
To pursue something more ambitious professionally was to push against tightly held, deeply entrenched norms.
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Radcliffe Bailey: Made in Atlanta | Creative Loafing Atlanta
Lauded visual artist talks living and creating in the city
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The Perfect Woman to Paint Michelle Obama | The New York Times
It elevates a different kind of nuance in black portraiture, one that is even rarer: Ms. Sherald paints blackness that is quiet, ordinary and individual.
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The Power of Imagery in Advancing Civil Rights | Smithsonian Magazine
“Whether it was TV or magazines, the world got changed one image at a time,” says Maurice Berger, curator of a new exhibit at American History
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Kara Walker’s Show is a Painful, Necessary Reminder That US Culture Wars Never Ended | Hyperallergic
Walker’s drawn and collaged images depicting haunting scenes of abuse and violence refuse to let us look away from America’s bloody past and present.
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Harry Belafonte tells crowd at likely last public appearance: ‘We shall overcome’ | The Guardian
Singer and civil rights activist, 90, holds Pittsburgh audience spellbound with tales of his life and denunciation of Trump as a national ‘mistake’
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