Posts Tagged ‘Art’
A White Artist Wrote ‘Black Lives Matter’ 2,000 Times. But His Mural Almost Said ‘All Lives Matter.’
What happened when a black gallery owner in Detroit commissioned a large mural from a white artist as an homage to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read MoreArt Student Hangs ‘Black Only’ And ‘White Only’ Signs Around University Campus
An art installation at the University of Buffalo was designed to provoke emotion and encourage students to confront racist social structures.
Read MorePainting Shows Slave-Auction Drama
Art is one way that we can understand the treatment of Africans and their descendants who were forced into slavery.
Read MoreAIDS Quilt Returns to Washington
The AIDS Memorial Quilt dedicated to those lost to HIV/AIDS, which disproportionately impacts Black Americans, is displayed again.
Read MoreTurning the Tables on Civil Rights: The 1970s and 1980s
Why didn’t the Civil Rights Movement end racism in America? The social movements of the 1960s achieved some important changes for civil rights, women’s rights, and the environment. However, not everyone agreed with these changes. During the 1970s and 1980s, opponents started a movement of their own. Their goal was to overturn the gains of the 1960s.
Read MoreArtist creates Zimmerman portrait with 12,000 Skittles
One artists has reached for candy to make a point in a recent pointillism piece featuring George Zimmerman, killer of Trayvon Martin.
Read MoreRashaad Newsome: An artist who fearlessly collages hip-hop, vogue culture and opera
What makes Rashaad Newsome’s art so unique is the way he combines various media to tease multiple sense at once.
Read MoreABHM Mounts 1st Art Exhibit – “Stories Behind the Postcards”
Artist Jennifer Scott’s compelling postcard designs make up ABHM’s first art exhibit in the virtual museum.
Read MoreSculptor Elizabeth Catlett Sculptor Dies At 96
A talented art whose work can be found in museums and the city of New Orleans has passed from natural causes.
Read MoreEnslaved Africans’ sculptures brings slave history to life in Yonkers
Artist Vinnie Bagwell has big ideas for The Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden, which includes multiple statues honoring enslaved people.
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