Mar 30, 2026 | Arts + Culture, History
A major celebration of Black art, history and culture returns to Fort Lauderdale at a pivotal moment in the national conversation about democracy, public memory and education. This year’s Africana Arts and Humanities Festival, taking place this weekend, will...
Mar 23, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Leadership
“At this juncture of my life, I’m thinking legacy,” Usher Raymond IV, the superstar entertainer, says as he sits back in a refurbished Detroit train station. Now 47, Usher is looking to follow in the footsteps of Motown founder Berry Gordy and develop the next...
Mar 23, 2026 | Arts + Culture
In a world overwhelmed by information, Noel W Anderson’s clear artistic voice rings truth to power. Born in Kentucky and based in New York, Anderson’s work reflects his continued focus on identity, hypermasculine imagery, and historical storytelling through his...
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...
