Kush Atum-Bey knew some complications were inevitable when he proclaimed himself a member of the Washitaw Mu’ur Nation, no longer subject to American law.
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Black Women-Owned Businesses Skyrocket By 322 Percent In Less Than 20 Years
African-American women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America, a new study reveals.
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One Of The Most Exciting Young African Artists Today, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga At October Gallery
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, a young African artist coming from the Democratic Republic of Kongo (DRC), draws influence from the cultural diversity, hybridity and complexity of his hometown Kinshasa.
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How Not to Handle Protests? Look to the 1960s
The tone of America today feels like America in the late 1960s, which was similarly riven by cyclical violence and discontent. Our elected officials and law enforcement authorities can learn from how their predecessors responded to civil unrest — but mostly by negative example.
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Who Shot Sports – A Historial Survey Of Sports Photography At Brooklyn Museum
The sports photography has a very rich and engaging history. These photographers have contributed greatly to the universal appeal of sports, but also to the development of camera and film technology.
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Dandyism, Race and Masculinity Collide at The Photographer’s Gallery
When Guinness launched an advertisement and documentary two years ago featuring Congolese blue-collar workers transforming into a dashing flock of unlikely fashion stars, the world was captivated.
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Documenting New Orleans’ Black Community – In Pictures
The Historic New Orleans Collection has acquired the photo archive of photojournalist Harold F. Baquet, its first collection by a black photographer.
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Where I’m From
How a trip to Kenya changed the way I think about the terms African-American and black American.
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Anti-Mugabe Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained Ahead of Shutdown in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is the activist behind the #ThisFlag campaign in Zimbabwe, a movement that began in April when the 39-year-old Zimbabwean took to his Facebook page to voice his concerns in a video, captioned with the hashtag #ThisFlag, that’s been viewed 150 000 times and counting.
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How Much Can Better Training Do to Improve Policing?
Two former police chiefs and a researcher discuss how to improve law-enforcement practices.
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