NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
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JAZZ ON FILM: “Chasing Trane” at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
From the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: This inspiring new documentary celebrates the life, work, and lasting cultural impact of jazz artist John Coltrane. Chasing Trane follows the saxophonist’s story from his childhood in the Jim Crow South to early music gigs; young marriage and fatherhood; struggles with drugs and alcohol; and, finally, to his…
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Tupac Shakur Archives on View at Clark Atlanta University this Summer
From Clark Atlanta University: Clark Atlanta University (CAU) celebrates the release of the new Tupac Shakur film, All Eyez On Me. The movie, set for nationwide release Friday, June 16 on what would have been his 46th birthday, depicts the life and legacy of Shakur from his younger years in New York City to becoming…
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Black Art Show: 8th Southwest Black Art Show at the African American Museum, Dallas
From The African American Museum, Dallas The Southwest Black Art Show was created to present an exemplary experience for artists, collectors, educators, fine art professionals, and admirers of black art. The SWBAS is committed to the exclusive presentation of original art produced by artists of African-American and African descent. Our goal is to make the…
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Exhibition: Sons, Seeing the Modern African American Male
From REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM: Sons is more than a photographic study of the modern African American male. It is also an examination of how African American men are perceived. The exhibition asks visitors to compare their perceptions to reality, journeying through four parts of the gallery. Section one is a brief introduction, followed by “Perceptions,”…
Cover Image Courtesy, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Phillis Wheatley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7329-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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