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Black people, Morton says, have shied away from art because it was dominated by the white elite and wasn't considered a field where black families could make a living.
Credit: Comcast’s Black Experience on #Xfinity platform *Beginning this Thursday, February 6, “Who’s Behind Black Art” will air on aspireTV to celebrate Black History Month. We spoke to ...
About 100 people came out to the “Phenomenology Dream vs. Reality” art exhibit last Wednesday, curated by Alma Leya at the ...
In her exhibit Behind the Veil, Tavares uses wood portraiture to celebrate Black women’s beauty in all forms and in all ...
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. *The Hip Hop Caucus (HHC), a national nonprofit founded in 2004, is ...
As a fan of the Met Gala, I believe that its purpose is within the context of pop culture. And it’s exciting to witness Black art finally be revered and honored this way, despite how late it’s ...
“Personal to Political” lives up to its name at Sarasota Art Museum. It showcases the work of 17 Black contemporary artists affiliated with Paulson Fontaine Press. They all get personal when it comes ...
Showrunner Mara Brock Akil infused her new Netflix show 'Forever' with the spirit of L.A., including in the set design. The affluent Edwards home houses art from several local Black artists.
Dallas-based founder of Black Girls in Art Spaces, Kaci Merriwether-Hawkins, who facilitates spaces for young Black women to learn and engage with the arts, is shown at Pencil on Paper Gallery in ...
Rachel Corbett reports on how the Black portraiture boom went bust. The racial reckoning of 2020 sent prices soaring. Now, no one’s buying.