Glenda Jones Photographs — Ethiopian Omo Valley Glenda Jones has taken photographs and documented the culture of women and children around the world, with a particular focus on Africa, due to its... Read More
Art
Interested in African-American art? We feature black artists and their work, inform you about the latest museum exhibitions and you get to know the people behind the scenes.
Art: Lisa DuBois’ “If You Hear the Dogs” 2 min read Lisa Dubois is an artist, curator and photographer who was born in Harlem. She received her professional photography degree from the Germain School of Photography,... Read More
Chester Higgins’ “State of Affairs — The American Flag” Chester Higgins (Lexington, Kentucky, 1948) is an American photographer. He spent his childhood in Brockton, Alabama and studied business management at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee... Read More
Ademola Olugebefola’s Freedom Movement Morphs into Tri-Fusion Ademola Olugebefola’s artistic career spans the significant part of the radical change that began in the mid century roil of the 20th century when he... Read More
New Museum’s “Grief and Grievance” Exhibit 8 min read Back in Spring 2000, while teaching United States history and government at Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan, I told my eleventh graders about a... Read More
ART in ISOLATION 1 min read May 1, 2020 marked the 15 year anniversary of Tabla Rasa Gallery, the first full time art gallery to locate in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. An online exhibition of art celebrating the creative spirit * FEATURED on ARTSY.net starting: Monday June 8, 2020.... Read More
The Whitney Museum Black Male Exhibition In 1994, I was very disappointed with this exhibit and its portrayal of African-American men. Do you, the reader, think this exhibit's portrayal has contributed to the ever present mistreatment of the African-American male? Watch the video. What do you think of the justifications for the exhibition offered by this panel of esteemed African-Americans? —RonnBunn... Read More
I Am Not an Artist of the Empire My friend, Reverend Dr. Ruby Sales says,” The Civil Rights movement is not the right term, the proper title is The Freedom Movement. Civil Rights gives our power to the government. Freedom gives the power to the people.” African Americans are not, today, who we once were. We must go back to controlling our inner lives.
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