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14 Black Contemporary Artists And Curators You Should Know
Before the black square became the official aesthetic of doth that protest too much, Black artists and curators were using their lenses, brushes, and keystrokes to translate cultural experiences, diversify
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By VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSWIRE Afrofuturism Lounge offers San Diego Comic-Con visitors a party for a social justice cause. The 6th annual Afrofuturism Lounge was a fundraiser for GrioNeers, a national nonprofit launched this year by Afrofuturism Lounge co-founder Dr. LaWana Richmond to advance
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ART: “Woody De Othello:Hope Omens” Exhibition of Ceramics at John Michael Kohler Arts Center in WI Opens 9/26
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African American Museum & Cultural Center in the Works - Garland Journal
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Choreographer, Poet, Playwright Robert Henry Johnson, 54
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Celebrating Black Sustainable Artists of Past and Present
Black creatives have always used their own environments and secondhand materials for both inspiration and materials for their art, tapping into whatever tools and resources are available to them to bring forth messages and experiences for the rest of the world to witness. From Thornton Dial to Ma
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Griner Using New Platform for Greater Good in Return to WNBA - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner caught a flight to Washington, D.C., to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, landed back at Phoenix around 4 […]
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Black Entertainment Matters: How Creatives Are Getting in on the Fun | Black History Month | The Michigan Chronicle
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5 Amazing Exhibits by Black Artists to Check Out This Spring
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See These Impressive Large-Scale Sculptures by These Amazing Black Artists
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