Arts

Harvard University Black Art Collective Celebrates the Photography of Chuck Stewart

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The Black Arts Collective partnered with the estate of jazz photographer Chuck Stewart to unveil never before seen images of Black icons such as Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, James Baldwin, Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, etc. for an exhibition on Harvard’s campus. The partnership came about after the Black Arts Collective learned that Stewart […]

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Guillermo Gleizer, Renaissance Man: From Miami to Rome, For the Love of Art

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Interviewed, Transcribed, and Written By Monika Eva Hadaszy What comes to mind when one thinks of a Renaissance man?…A brilliant mind, who generously shares ideas? A titan of industry? A relentless advocate of justice, who fights for the rights of victims, innocents, and the voiceless? A major influencer in the art world? An utmost gentleman

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Broadway is back! What to see on the Great White Way by Derrel Jazz Johnson

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by Derrel Jazz Johnson After a shutdown that lasted about 18 months, Broadway, a huge tourist attraction and financial artery for New York City, is back! Whether you live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or anywhere else, now is the perfect time for you to make your return (or your debut) in the world-famous

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Black Artists in their Own Realm opens at Calabar Gallery in Harlem

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NEW YORK, NY – Calabar Gallery is pleased to present BLACK ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN REALM: IDEAS, MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES curated by Atim Annette Oton. Opening July 29, the exhibition explores what ways Black Artists globally are working ideas from concept to processing, using materials and techniques to evolve artwork. It will showcase a group of African, Caribbean

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An Open Letter to New York City and State Leaders

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Wanted: A Legal Protection for a Commendable Model _______________________________________ On May 22, 2019 Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Executive Order 47, one of the most consequential measures supporting the city’s community media industry, directing all city agencies to spend at least 50 percent of their annual print and digital advertising budgets on community media publications.

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Breaking Rocks: Memorials and the AfroAtlantic People

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Propelled by Legba the African divinity deemed the Guardian of the Road and Gatekeeper, both as a human rights activist and a Vodou priest, I spent over 10 years following the footsteps of the apparitions of our people along on the Atlantic perimeter.  Those in the Ancestral Realm on their paths of grief, triumph, struggle

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