The South Carolina African-American Heritage Commission has recently launched an exciting new mobile travel guide, “The Green Book of South Carolina,” to help residents and visitors from all over the world navigate to the more than 300 African-American cultural sites across the state’s 46 counties.
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‘Instill & Inspire’: African-American artists of the 20th century in the spotlight – Trib Live
The exhibit “Instill & Inspire,” currently on display at the August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh, contains works by some of the most highly regarded African-American artists of the 20th century.
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She changed the way America saw black people – New York Post
When Ming Smith was a teenager in 1960s Columbus, Ohio, her high-school counselor told the Detroit native to abandon her ambitions.
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Lost Islamic City in Ethiopia – OkayAfrica
ETHIOPIA—Archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia have uncovered an ancient city dating as far back as the 10th century AD, reports BBC News.
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The African-American artists exciting savvy collectors – Financial Times (FT)
A new appreciation of African-American art by auction houses, museums and prestigious galleries – spurred on by the Obamas’ legacy – is exciting an international audience. Buy before prices soar, says Francesca Gavin.
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The abandoned ‘Black Eden’ is prepared for a comeback – New York Post
IDLEWILD, Mich. — The traffic along US 10 blows right by a dirt-road entrance. But a newly built brick marker proclaims, optimistically, “Welcome to Idlewild, a historic community.”
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Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 1963 – Time
In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in the 1963 killing of civil rights activist and U.S. Army veteran, Medgar Evers.
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National Endowment for the Arts Names 2018 Jazz Masters – The New York Times
The National Endowment for the Arts on Monday announced its class of 2018 Jazz Masters, awarding the annual fellowship to a broad range of honorees at various stages of their careers.
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Supreme Court Ruling On Ohio Voter Purge Will Have Long-Range Impact on Black Votes – Atlanta Black Star
The United States Supreme Court’s decision to review a challenge to Ohio’s voters roll purge policy brings the question of voter discrimination to the forefront again.
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Another Attack on Egypt’s Coptic Christians – The Atlantic
Gunmen killed at least 24 people on their way to a monastery.
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