Mar 16, 2026 | Arts + Culture
Each year, the Nohl Fellowship panel of jurors judge applicants based on a rubric of the judges’ own making. According to fellowship coordinator Polly Morris, jurors have historically been drawn to the novelty of young, contemporary artists. This year, however,...
Mar 16, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Events, Leadership
The fifth annual Essence and Culture Awards (ECA) were hosted by the London Afrocentric Arts Association (LACA) in the southwestern Ontario city. The event continues to find new ways to honour leaders in the community. “We want to find the people who are doing things...
Mar 2, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Film
Akinola Davies Jr.’s “My Father’s Shadow” is a 2025 family drama that blurs the boundaries of joy and grief, politics and personal relationships, dreams and reality. Set in Lagos, Nigeria, against the backdrop of the controversial 1993 presidential election, it is...
Feb 23, 2026 | Arts + Culture
Black cultural milestones in 2016, such as groundbreaking albums and the opening of the NMAAHC, established a creative blueprint for 2026. This era shifted focus toward radical narrative ownership and independent creation, shaping the 2026 “Century of Black...
Feb 16, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Design
As February is Black History Month, it’s an excellent time to celebrate the incredible Black designers who contribute to the design world all year long. We are lucky to regularly connect with a wide array of amazing Black designers for in-depth...
Feb 2, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Business, Events
A barber’s chair sits in The Gallery at the Austin Central Library. The leather is creased and worn. Stuffing pokes out from one corner of the seat. An ashtray on the armrest reveals its age. A 5-foot-tall photograph of Kevin Asberry looking through the window of...
