Posts Tagged ‘Black Arts and Culture’
Why Black Satire Is the Art Form for Our Absurd Age
Adam Bradley discusses the significance of Black satire, especially in trying political times such as these.
Read MoreSaint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival 2025
Art and the City 2025: Where Creativity and Culture Converge From May 1st to 11th, 2025, Art and the City transforms Castries into a living gallery, pulsating with rhythm, colour, and movement as part of the Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival. Experience immersive artistry: The Icon Series honours a cultural legend, Voices of the…
Read MoreCowboy boots and community: How Black line dancers are kicking up joy
This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.
Read MoreThe Historical Legacy of Watch Night
Where once enslaved people waited for the clock to strike midnight and announce their freedom, their descendants participate in a vigil.
Read MoreUnapologetic: Art Beyond Borders
“Unapologetic: Art Beyond Borders” brings together five dynamic artists—, Larry “Poncho” Brown, David Wilson, Najee Dorsey, Marlon Hitchcock, and Akinola Taoheed—whose mixed media collages and photomontages celebrate the depth, beauty, and resilience of our global diasporic culture. With their bold use of materials and innovative techniques, these artists push the boundaries of the collage and…
Read MorePan African Film & Arts Festival
The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) showcases a broad array of Black creative works from the world over, highlighting those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes.
Read MoreHeri za Kwanzaa (Happy Kwanzaa)!
December 26th marks the first day of Kwanzaa, or Umoja, which means “unity” in Swahili. According to the African American Registry, Kwanzaa was founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966.Umoja is the foundational principle of the Nguzo Saba (seven principles); without it, all other principles suffer. Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration focused on the traditional…
Read MoreThe Long Wave: Christmas celebrations across the diaspora
The African diaspora covers the globe and has evolved into various cultures practices, including those surrounding the winter holidays.
Read MoreThe Story of the African Diaspora, Told Through Its Fashions
One artist is using her platform to showcase how fashion represents culture and storytelling in the African diaspora.
Read MoreCelebrate Bronzeville Week
The Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District was the primary African-American economic and social hub of its time, Bronzeville brought all ethnicities together to celebrate African-American culture – highlighting jazz, blues and the arts between the early 1900s and the 1960s. Today, this annual festival celebrates the strong roots of this neighborhood and its revitalization, with ABHM being a key cornerstone of this effort.
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