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The quilts that made America quake: how Faith Ringgold fought the power with fabric
At 88 years of age, Faith Ringgold continues to make and exhibit her “subversive” art. She is best known for her art quilts, such as Bleeding Hearts#2.
Read MoreLast Known U.S. Slave Ship, the Clotilda, Said to Have Been Discovered In Alabama
The reported last slave ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States was found in Mobile, Alabama waters. Timothy Meaher made a bet that he could deliver his illegal cargo undetected into the hands of waiting buyers, and he was successful. The Roots Questlove direct ancestors were on this ship.
Read MoreThe Forgotten Tale of How Black Psychiatrists Helped Make ‘Sesame Street’
Dr Chester Pierce, a Black psychiatrist was instrumental in developing Sesame Street. Some critics felt the main beneficiaries of the show were middle class white children but Dr Pierce felt that everyone benefited from seeing ‘an integrated society where everyone was a friend and treated with respect.”
Read MoreLongest-running housing discrimination case outlives judge
In 1968 Sarah Garrett filed a suit against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, for racial discrimination in housing. The suit may finally be resolved this year after 50 years. Damon Keith, the judge in the “black removal case” did not live to see his decision completed. He died this week.
Read MoreWhen Black Horror Consumes Us
Jordon Peele might be the most recent master of “black horror” but Donald Glover was first with his FX series, Atlanta.
Read MoreA Black Officer, a White Woman, a Rare Murder Conviction.
In this week’s edition of Race/Related from the New York Times, journalist John Eligon brings us the news out of Minneapolis, where police officer Mohamed Noor has been found guilty by a racially diverse jury for the shooting and killing of Justine Ruszczyk. Despite the relief that the justice system can actually hold its law enforcement officers accountable, some have found the circumstances of the verdict a bit ironic: the officer convicted is a black, Somali, Muslim man, and his victim was a white woman. With the tables of race turned in this case from the usual story (white cop shoots, kills black man), there are those who question whether the guilty verdict in this case can be chalked up to justice or hypocrisy. At the end of the day, all we can do is let the facts of the case speak for themselves – regardless of whose skin is what color – and let justice be served to all under the law, even those whose duty it is to enforce it.
Read MoreOf Figurative Painting and a First Lady
Amy Sherard was the first African American woman commissioned to paint a first lady of the United States.
Read MoreJob Announcement: ABHM Seeks New Executive Director!
The Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation seeks new Executive Director for its rebuilt America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Deadline to apply: May 17, 2019.
Read MoreMaryland’s Only Black-Owned Movie Theater Is Drawing Crowds From Across The Country
By Phillip Lewis, The Huffington Post When Anthony Fykes and Robert Wright met, they immediately connected through their love for movies. But the pair never imagined that a shared passion for cinema would lead them to open their own theater together. NextAct Cinema, the only black-owned movie theater in the state of Maryland, opened on March…
Read MoreThe Legacy of Dr. James Cameron: Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
At 16 years of age James Cameron said he escaped being lynched by divine intervention. He dedicated his life to civil rights for black people and went on to found the America’s Black Holocaust Museum.
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