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ART Literati | Read Online: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
“I’m trying to speak–to write-the truth. I”m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.”― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower About The Book Parable of The Sower Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, published in 1993, is set…
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ART Archive | Image: African American Family at Gee’s Bend, Alabama
View Archived Image featured in Richard Wright’s 1941 Photo documentation: African American Family at Gee’s Bend, Alabama 1937.
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ART Visuals | The Work of Joe Light & Henry Ossawa Tanner
View: Art visuals of African American art classic works by Joe Light & Henry Ossawa Tanner.
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ART Nomination | Now Open: Texas Association of Museums Award
Texas museums’ awards nominations open until February 1, 2025.
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ART Transition | A Moment of Silence for Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni, “Winter Poem” from The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni. Copyright © 1996 by Nikki Giovanni. Courtesy of HarperCollins Publisher. Nikki Giovanni transitioned on December 9, 2024. Our condolences go out to her entire family, friends, faculty, staff, students, and the greater community at large.
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ART Music | Archival Collection: I, Too, Sing Opera: An Afrocentric History of Opera
Music Must Go On is a digital archive honoring Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson’s legacy in opera.
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ART Editorial | Back In The Day When Hip-Hop Had All The Juice, by Tia Ja’nae
In 1992, Tupac Shakur starred in “Juice,” a gritty urban drama exploring the struggles of Harlem teens. The film’s impactful hip-hop soundtrack enhances its themes of survival and ambition.
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ART Stories | View Online: In the Life 25th Anniversary Zine
About In the Life Archive 2.0 View 25th Anniversary Zine Online The In the Life Archive 2.0 is named to pay tribute to the legacy of the In the Life Archive, which is housed at the Schomburg Center for the Research in Black Culture and curated by Steven G. Fullwood. According to the archives disclaimer,…
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ART Diaspora | Now On View: Ghanaian Fashion: An Exhibition in Three Chapters
Ghanaian fashion exhibition explores African narratives and identities.
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ART Month | CHAPTER 12: The FINALE, DECEMBER 2024
Celebrate Black art’s legacy and unleash creativity in December.
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