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The New Yorker | Nine for Ninety
Cover Story: Nine for Ninety | Art by: Kadir Nelson Read Here: ‘The New Yorker’ Publishes Nine Different Covers For Its 90th Anniversary.
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American Master’s Presents, August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
You can now watch “August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand,” in full, online. Directed by Emmy and Peabody-winner Sam Pollard (long-time Spike Lee editor, as well as a director and producer in his own right), the documentary explores the life and legacy of Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson – the man some…
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SEPARATE CINEMA: The First 100 Years of Black Poster Art
Separate Cinema, published a fantastic book that features 100 years of black poster art and is available for purchase. ‘A brilliant overview of the last century of film poster art that … every student of African-American history and culture should experience.’ – Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This magnificent volume is a celebration of the first…
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Black Camera Film Journal – New Issue Available | Up Close and Personal with Ana Ava DuVernay, More
In this issue – Volume 6, Number 1 – you’ll find a special feature on Ava DuVernay, titled “Ava DuVernay in conversation with Michael T. Martin — ‘A Call to Action’: Organizing Principles of an Activist Cinematic Practice” – a feature drawn from conversations held during Ms DuVernay’s 2013 visit to the Black Film Center/Archive…
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Africa Channel Presents: In-Depth 6-Part Series about “African Art” – Watch Episode 1
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Artistic Wisdom…
I would describe my work as expressionist. The expressionist point of view is stressing your own feelings about something. — Jacob Lawrence
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A Glimpse of Terry Mulligan’s Latest Book: Afterlife in Harlem
Harlem, New York since the 1920’s has been a cultural mecca for literature, art, and music. Terry Mulligan is no stranger to this literary world. The author’s first book in 2012, a memoir entitled, Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem, chronicling her life in the inner city during the fifties and sixties received…
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My First Professional Job: Academic (ART) Librarian | Lincoln University
I just accepted my first professional job as an Academic Librarian/Assistant Professor at Lincoln University in Jefferson, City Mo. Please forgive my absence from the journal in the month of September. I’ve been in transition, celebrated a birthday, and now getting ready to move to my new residence. Thank you for being patient. New posts…
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Leaving Mississippi: Reflections on Heroes and Folklore at the Columbus Museum August 21st, 2014 – January 4th, 2015
Get the Full Experience of Najee Dorsey’s Exhibit Here
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Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art
July 24, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art WALKER ART CENTER 1750 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN From walkerart.org: This groundbreaking exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of performance art by black artists working from the perspective of the visual arts from the 1960s to the present. While black…
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