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 […]
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Yasiin Bey, Formerly Known as Mos Def, Is Opening a Gallery in the South Bronx to Fuse Art and Hip-Hop | artnet News
The project is a collaboration with advertising executive Free Richardson
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Essence and Queen Latifah Unveil $20 Million Fund for Artists of Color | Colorlines
The Essence Creators and Makers Fund will support artists who make content for women of color.
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Jazz Notes: Vision Fest, Mickey Bass, children’s jazz book | New York Amsterdam News
Little Theodore and Hazel, with instruments in hand (trumpet and harp), were off to the park to play when suddenly they ran into a sad bird that needed help.
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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala – Review | The Guardian
In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
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Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers? | The New York Times
How a small but influential group of black gallerists is correcting history.
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An Orchestra of Hope for Baltimore’s Future | AFRO
Now in its 11th year serving our students, OrchKids is a year-round, during- and after-school music program designed to create social change and nurture promising futures for young people who live in Baltimore City’s neighborhoods.
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The Historical Roots of Blues Music | Black Perspectives
The beginnings of the blues can be traced to the late 1860s, arguably the most vicious and violent period in the United States.
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Dignity brought to life: Colorized photographs show the everyday life of African Americans who lived side by side with immigrants in Jim Crow-era Nebraska | Daily Mail
Black and white images of African Americans in Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1910-1925 during the New Negro Movement, have been colorized by an online group.
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Little Girl Mesmerized by Michelle Obama Portrait Thinks She’s ‘a Queen’ | The Cut
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.
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