Whitfield Lovell’s work is not about the African American experience; it is about his own.
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Making art fun to learn
Photographer and printmaker Michael B. Platt adopted an informal approach to teaching art.
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America Is Having Another Anita Hill Moment
Only this time, the outrage at a powerful, predatory man is swifter and more universal.
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Our 5 Favorite Highlights of 1:54 Contemporary African Fair London 2016
The fourth edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair brings together over 40 exhibitors from 18 countries to showcase a diverse range of contemporary work by leading artists from the continent and diaspora.
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Black retailer put heart, soul into top-shelf shoe store
As the owner of the Center City’s destination men’s shoe store, Steve Jamison could easily marvel about the path he took before opening Blue Sole Shoes. The North Philly native recalled a childhood eating government-issued cheese and patching up holes in the bottom of his sneakers.
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[VIDEO] We’ve Reached the End of White Christian America
The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and that is already beginning to have profound social and political implications.
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Do the right thing – how black cinema rose again
The late 80s and 90s heralded a breakthrough led by Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood. At first, Hollywood embraced this wave of talent, then it ignored it. Now, in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, black films matter once more.
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Jackie’s son impacting lives in Tanzania
David Robinson forging own path in coffee, community development
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U.S. suspends deportations to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
The United States is temporarily suspending deportations of Haitians after Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc on the Caribbean island.
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Cholera outbreaks in Haiti follow devastation of Hurricane Matthew
Haiti was counting the cost of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Matthew on Saturday night, with almost 900 inhabitants killed and tens of thousands displaced in the Caribbean country.
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