Camille Billie said when she first moved to Chicago from her reservation in Wisconsin in 2018 to start studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she felt “lost and overstimulated coming ...
Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.
A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?
In 1975, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes laid down a melodic mandate that applies to our times: “Wake up, everybody / No more ...
A whirlwind of color and art at the opening of this year’s Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art in the Senegalese ...
Hammonds House Museum, one of the earliest free-standing museums dedicated solely to the art of African-American and ...
I get chills recalling the sheer power of art that I felt in this room at the National Portrait Gallery, as if the genius loci of Washington, D.C. was standing next to me like a ghost.
Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s ...
CRENSHAW — A colorful mural depicting legendary architect Paul Revere Williams, the first renowned African-American architect ...
The sculpture was brought onto the show by a guest who had been using the Ben Enwonwu sculpture as a doorstop for the last ...
Hosting a holiday event that reflects African American culture can make the gathering feel even more special and meaningful.
The history of political art, in its vast potential, shows how stories can be crafted and morale can be boosted to spark the ...