Dec 15, 2025 | Arts + Culture
South Los Angeles is the state’s first-ever Black Cultural District, following Friday’s vote of approval by the California Arts Council. Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, who represents the South Los Angeles area, led the effort for the state to designate...
Dec 8, 2025 | Arts + Culture, History
An important home for Black art is reopening in New York City this week after being closed for seven years. Hannah Frishberg from member station WNYC has been along to the new museum. Back in 1968, a group of artists and activists rented a loft above an uptown...
Dec 8, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Leadership, Women
Leadership and operational changes at the Pew arts center are closely watched in Philadelphia’s arts and culture community since the center, along with the William Penn Foundation, accounts for some of the largest foundation giving in the area. Pew’s center, for...
Dec 1, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Men
The Kentucky Performing Arts Center put together an event centered on empowering the community on Sunday. The Black Boy Narratives took center stage on Sunday, Nov. 30, with the goal of creating a safe and welcoming space for Black men and boys in Louisville. The name...
Nov 17, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Fashion
The Culture Works Collective held an art and fashion gala in collaboration with KU’s Gifted Empowered Motivated Sisters at the Burge Union on Saturday, Nov. 7. The theme of the gala was “Black Environmentalism,” which displayed the ways that environmentalism...
Nov 3, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Women
A celebration of Black women’s art, culture, and creativity is underway at Tougaloo College this weekend. Mississippi native and award-winning actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is bringing together women artists from across the country for a multi-day event designed to...
