God’s grace seems cruelly missing in “Free in Deed,” a quiet, unsettling story of faith found and tragically lost.
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Sanford Biggers Summons the Power of Deep Music | Hyperallergic
Biggers’s current exhibition at Marianne Boesky gallery, Selah, taps into something deeply powerful and ancestral.
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Thelonious Monk’s Quiet, Slow Conquest of the World | The Atlantic
For decades a respected but somewhat eccentric figure even within the jazz scene, the pianist and composer is at the peak of his influence as he reaches his centennial this month.
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Baltimore artist Amy Sherald to paint Michelle Obama’s official portrait | The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore artist Amy Sherald, who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004 and just joined the faculty there, has been commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to paint the official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama.
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The Soul of Black Comics: An Interview with John Jennings | Black Perspectives
Jennings is a scholar and artist whose artistic work is deeply influenced by the African American cultural experience and explores intersectional narratives linked to identity.
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These Were the First Cookbooks Published By Black People in America | Smithsonian Magazine
These cookbooks and domestic guides offer historians a window into the experiences and tastes of black Americans in the 1800s
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Take a Look at All This Black Genius the MacArthur Foundation Has Recognized | The Root
The best way to start any day is with some black excellence, and today that cup runneth the hell over. The list of MacArthur fellows is out, and this year, six of the recipients are black.
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Creative Souls | Truthdig
African American artists have made powerful and enduring contributions to this development for many decades, yet their work still remains less visible than that of their white colleagues and contemporaries of comparable talent and achievement.
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Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine | The New York Times
Nearly 25 years ago, Nnedi Okorafor was visiting relatives in Isiekenesi, Nigeria, when she asked her grand uncle a sensitive question. What could he tell her about Nsibidi, an old and often secret symbolic script?
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Michael B. Jordan Partners With Netflix To Bring ‘Raising Dion’ To The Masses | Okayplayer
Michael B. Jordan is staying in the superhero business by producing this 10-episode, hourlong sci-fi black family drama called Raising Dion for Netflix.
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