Aug 25, 2025 | Arts + Culture
The Getty Foundation announced that it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program. Designed to increase access to archival collections across the country that...
Aug 18, 2025 | Arts + Culture
Indigo Arts Alliance is an organization focused on supporting contemporary Black and Brown artists and opening doors to artists of color worldwide. It’s doing all of this from its home in an unlikely place: Maine. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture...
Aug 18, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Women
For many Black women, the relationship with their hair is complicated. It can be a source of joy, frustration, creativity and power. It can even foster community. Curator Myca Williamson explores all of this and more in her exhibition Crowning Glory: An Ode to Black...
Jul 28, 2025 | Arts + Culture, History
An event in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Sunday celebrated the history and culture of Black cowboys, aiming to educate and empower local youth. Rick Warren, the founder of the event, emphasized the importance of recognizing the contributions of Black...
Jul 21, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Books
It all started with an estate sale in 2014, explain Kiyanna Stewart and Jannah Handy in “Blk Mkt Vintage,” their first book (Black Dog and Leventhal; $40). Owners of a beloved Brooklyn store by the same name, the pair attended a sale in Staten Island, where they were...
Jul 21, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Events
The African World Festival is an annual event hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. It’s a three-day experience with vendors, music and other performances that represent all the beauty and talent in the African Diaspora. ...
