Posts Tagged ‘Black Arts and Culture’
Breaking at the Olympics is a testament to hip-hop’s influence around the world
It began with Black youths dancing on cardboard in the Bronx; now the hip-hop-born dance is headed to the Olympics.
Read MoreMilwaukee African Cultural Festival; music, food and more showcased
Milwaukee hosted its celebration of the diversity of African cultures in on July 6th. This annual event is free to visitors.
Read More67th Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world and is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Calif. Since 1958, the nonprofit Monterey Jazz Festival has been committed to celebrating America’s creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, composers, and young rising stars.
Read MoreSoon Come // a group exhibition by the 2024 Young Artist Archival Fellowship
In the pursuit of nuance, we foreground the need to reclaim histories that conjure the power to push through, to recreate and expand. The revolutionary act of confronting to retrieve is not one that is meek, it is diligent and forceful. This exhibition explores inquiries of revolutionary love, spirituality, identity and imagination. Textiles, photography, video,…
Read MoreDesere Mayo: History Through Art
At Meadowridge Library in Madison, WI. The exhibition is available for viewing during open library hours.
Read MoreExhibit — Living for the City: The Black Middle Class in Milwaukee
A traveling exhibition in conjunction with the “Living for the City: The Black Middle Class in Milwaukee” oral history project, which challenges and complicates existing narratives about Black Milwaukee mired in narrow assertions of poverty, segregation, incarceration, and educational underachievement. These are not the only stories to tell about Black Milwaukee. Research confirms that Milwaukee’s…
Read MoreD.C. Fashion Week displays cultural pride during international showcase
A recent fashion show in Washington, D.C., highlighted Black models and fashion designers, among others.
Read MoreSlave Play writer says black-only nights ‘allow black people to feel safe at theatre’
Jeremy O Harris, the writer of “Slave Play,” desire for Black audiences to feel safe while watching his show led to “Black out nights.”
Read MoreNo Box to Check: When the Census Doesn’t Reflect You
People of Middle Eastern and North African descent are usually counted as “white” by the U.S. government, though most do not identify that way.
Read MoreWhat Does Beyonce Have to Do to Win Album of the Year?
While Beyonce has won more Grammys than any other artist, she has never won Album of the Year. Many believe this is due to her race and, more specifically, the constant snubbing of Black artists seen at the award show.
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