By Trelani Michelle
A domestic worker, according to Dorothy Lee Bolden Thompson, is more than a maid and a cook. She’s also “a counselor, a doctor, a
By Trelani Michelle
A domestic worker, according to Dorothy Lee Bolden Thompson, is more than a maid and a cook. She’s also “a counselor, a doctor, a
By Debra Hand
By Debra Hand
Little Moments Where Knowledge Meets Art
This past week, the art world lost talented St. Louis-based painter, Vernon Smith. We at Black Art In America send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to Smith’s family and loved … Read the rest
Little Moments Where Knowledge Meets Art
This past week, the art world lost talented St. Louis-based painter, Vernon Smith. We at Black Art In America send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to Smith’s family and loved ones.… Read the rest
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In the mainstream art world, Black artists are in. Mega Galleries boast their names like luxury brands. Auction records are being … Read the rest
By Debra Hand
In the mainstream art world, Black artists are in. Mega Galleries boast their names like luxury brands. Auction records are being … Read the rest
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Black August is for black people (also by black people, which is important to point out), but it felt super patriarchal. Black August started as a month to mourn, honor, … Read the rest
by Trelani Michelle
Black August is for black people (also by black people, which is important to point out), but it felt super patriarchal. Black August started as a month to mourn, honor, … Read the rest
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To be cool anywhere in the world, you have to come through Black culture to do it. In both music and dance, Black culture is the dominant youth … Read the rest
By Debra Hand
To be cool anywhere in the world, you have to come through Black culture to do it. In both music and dance, Black culture is the dominant youth … Read the rest
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Flying high outside the Studio Museum in Harlem is David Hammons’ African American Flag. The flag was created in 1990 for the “Black USA” show at Museum Overholland in … Read the rest
By Shantay Robinson
Flying high outside the Studio Museum in Harlem is David Hammons’ African American Flag. The flag was created in 1990 for the “Black USA” show at Museum Overholland in … Read the rest
(Black Art In America archives, originally published 11/14/2013)
I remember growing up in a house where my parents purchased African-American and African art. As
(Black Art In America archives, originally published 11/14/2013)
I remember growing up in a house where my parents purchased African-American and African art. As