• View: James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni, A Conversation

    From Soul! or SOUL!: Original video from SOUL! | Taped in London, November 1971 View Conversation Online Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni, Jr.(born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Giovanni gained initial fame in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Influenced by…

  • Exhibit: Moving out, Moving in, Moving up: The story of Black migration and immigration in Prince George’s County

    ART News: Black History Month Opening Exhibit & Reception Moving out, Moving in, Moving up: The story of Black migration and immigration in Prince George’s County On View Thru February 28, 2019 About Exhibition: Migration has been a defining characteristic of the Black experience in the United States since the arrival of the first enslaved…

  • Available: Librarians Around The World

    From LBB Young Specialists Section: “The Librarians Around the World” project started in February 2017 . Where librarians were asked to take part in the adventure and write about themselves, library system, education opportunities, library related organization, etc. The project has come to an end in December 2018. An e-book “Librarians Around the World” has…

  • Read: Zora Neale Hurston’s Last Decade

    From Oxford University Press: Zora Neale Hurston’s Final Decade Virginia Lynn Moylan ABSTRACT This book draws on archival and community census reports, new interviews with Hurston’s contemporaries, numerous correspondence, and diligent research to fill in the missing pieces of Hurston’s life after she returned to Florida following a false child molestation charge in 1948. Included…

  • Book Exhibit: “Ooooh, I Can Be That with Esa! Esa~Bella that is”

    From Audrey Johnson McCurdy   Book Exhibition Tempe Arizona Art Galleries Exhibition, Tempe Library, Connections Cafe Exhibition Dates: May 3rd– August 28th 2019 Location: 3500 S Rural Rd | Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5490   Artist Information: BLURB: My name is Audrey JohnsonMcCurdy and I am an author, of children’s books. My children’s books…

  • Exhibition: “Dave McClinton: Despite It All”

    From Dave McClinton.com Exhibition: A solo show of the artwork of Dave McClinton, Read Art Review in the Austin Chronicle “Dave McLinton: Despite it All” Location: Butridge Gallery at the Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Texas | 512/974-4000 | Admission: Free  

  • Opportunity: House of Sedulō, Black Artists Residency

    From the House of  House of Sedulō: Welcome to the House of Sedulō. A creative hive offering residencies to Black artists and creatives. A two room residence: one is reserved for local Baltimore Artists, the other is available to Artists from across the Diaspora. The House of Sedulō is intended for emerging and established, national…

  • View: The March | Digital Exhibition

    From: The March Digital Project, University of Oregon Libraries Check out The March (themarch.uoregon.edu), a new digital exhibition about James Blue’s documentary film on the 1963 March on Washington. Explore the film’s history and meaning through archival documents, interviews, Oval Office recordings, and more. James Blue’s The March (1964) is a humanistic and poetic 33-minute film of the August…

  • Free Film: The Gospel According to André

    ART News: Film Synopsis: View Trailer From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley’s life and career are on full display, in a poignant portrait that includes appearances by Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Bethann Hardison, Valentino, and Manolo Blahnik. Reserve Your Free Ticket!…

  • Special Exhibition: Watching Oprah, National Museum of African American History & Culture

    From: The National Museum of African American History & Culture: Media website: http://newsdesk.si.edu #WatchingOprah   “Watching Oprah” Exhibition Opens at National Museum of African American History and Culture June 8 Exhibit Looks at How America Shaped Oprah and How She Shaped America “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture,” opens June 8 at…