The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright Museum) presents an event-filled weekend Oct. 13-14 to commemorate the centennial of jazz legend Thelonious Sphere Monk.
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In an Era of Strife, Museums Collect History as It Happens | The New York Times
Though curators have long secured select artifacts whose significance was immediately apparent, museum experts say the scope of what the African American museum and others now call “rapid response collecting” has grown significantly in recent years.
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Kennedy Center Launches Its First Ever Hip-Hop Season | DCist
“Goal number one is to provide a home for the culture: artists, organizations, and individuals interested in presenting hip-hop related programs…”
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Smithsonian African American History Museum Gets Own Stamp | The Afro
The United States Postal Service will immortalize the Smithsonian National Museum of African American and Culture on a Forever stamp slated to be issued next week.
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Watch: An all-black musical gave Dorothy Dandridge a groundbreaking role in Hollywood history | Timeline
It was a crucial juncture in her career, a career during which she’d endured countless humiliations…
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At the Brooklyn Museum, New Research on Lynching in America Dialogues with the Art | Hyperallergic
The Legacy of Lynching is a collaboration between the museum and the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative, presenting racial histories we’ve long been asleep to.
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The SCAD Museum of Art Celebrates the Legacy of Jacob Lawrence | Hyperallergic
SCAD commemorates the centennial of the artist’s birth with a landmark group exhibition, on view through February 4, 2018.
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(2011) Art Porter Jr.’s 50th Birthday Celebration
Aug. 3 would have been Little Rock-born jazz musician Art Porter Jr.’s 50th birthday. The saxophonist died in a boating accident in Thailand in 1996, not long after performing at a festival celebrating the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm. | The New York Times
As the Studio Museum prepares to break ground here next year, coinciding with its 50th anniversary, Ms. Golden, is overseeing the institution at a turning point in its history.
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Haki Madhubuti reflects on 50 years of cultivating black arts | The Chicago Reporter
Poet and educator Haki Madhubuti could easily spend every waking hour repeating “I told you so” when it comes to what’s at stake for black America, but he’s characteristically doing something about it rather than talking about it.
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