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The Philosopher Who Believed That Art Was Key to Black Liberation | The New York Times

August 1, 2018December 20, 2019African American Art, African American Literature ...

THE NEW NEGRO The Life of Alain Locke By Jeffrey C. Stewart 932 pp. Oxford University Press. $39.95. Alain LeRoy Locke’s drive to revolutionize black culture was fueled in no small part by his sense of self-importance. “When a man has something to be conceited over,” he wrote, “I call it self-respect.” Unlike many of […]

Yasiin Bey, Formerly Known as Mos Def, Is Opening a Gallery in the South Bronx to Fuse Art and Hip-Hop | artnet News

July 25, 2018African American Art, Black Art ...

The project is a collaboration with advertising executive Free Richardson

Essence and Queen Latifah Unveil $20 Million Fund for Artists of Color | Colorlines

July 24, 2018African American Art, Black Art ...

The Essence Creators and Makers Fund will support artists who make content for women of color.

Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers? | The New York Times

June 22, 2018African American Art, Black Art ...

How a small but influential group of black gallerists is correcting history.

Little Girl Mesmerized by Michelle Obama Portrait Thinks She’s ‘a Queen’ | The Cut

March 5, 2018African American Art, Black Art ...

Turns out that adorable little girl who stood open-mouthed in front of Michelle Obama’s official portrait didn’t know she was looking at a former First Lady — she thought she was looking at a queen.

Whose Nation? The Art of Black Power | The New York Review of Books

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018African American Art, African American Culture ...

“Soul of a Nation,” which originated at the Tate Modern in London, features some 170 works made by black artists between 1963 and 1983.

How an Artist Learned About Freedom From ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ | The New York Times

January 23, 2018January 26, 2018African American Art, African American History ...

“It’s like reading a fairy tale book. I see the names of beauty schools and men’s clubs and taverns, and I think, ‘What does that place look like?’”

Fountain Street Church, George Bayard collaborate to bring “African American Artists Tell the Story” to community | CulturedGR

January 21, 2018January 26, 2018African American Art, African American Culture ...

An exhibit of 10 African American artists’ work, from local to nationally known, opened January 7, with a reception Tuesday, January 16. The exhibit presents work that places African American experience in the context of the American experience.