African American Art Archives

Nina Simone, African American Activist, African American Music, African American History, Black History, Racism, Race, Race Relations, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Read Mary J. Blige’s Heartfelt Nina Simone Rock Hall Induction Speech | Rolling Stone Blige honors Simone for singing songs "about injustice, struggle, and black life [that] resonate to this day"

April 17, 2018

Blige honors Simone for singing songs “about injustice, struggle, and black life [that] resonate to this day”

Black and Grey Realism Tattooing, Mexican-American East L.A., Freddy Negrete, Chuey Quintanar, Mexican Art, Mexican-American Culture, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

LISTEN: NPR Traces Black and Grey Realism Tattooing to Mexican-American East L.A. | Colorlines World-famous tattoo artists Freddy Negrete and Chuey Quintanar discuss the progression of their discipline.

April 17, 2018

World-famous tattoo artists Freddy Negrete and Chuey Quintanar discuss the progression of their discipline.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Prince Jones, Kamilah Forbes, African American Theater, African American Arts, African American Performances, Black Theater, African American News, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Bringing the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Briefly, to Stage | The New York Times Mr. Coates and Ms. Forbes will reconvene in Harlem as she adapts and directs the world premiere stage adaptation of “Between the World and Me” at the Apollo Theater.

April 2, 2018

Mr. Coates and Ms. Forbes will reconvene in Harlem as she adapts and directs the world premiere stage adaptation of “Between the World and Me” at the Apollo Theater.

Black Love Experience, African American Communities, African American Families, African American Music, African American Lives, Chocolate City, Washington DC, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Black Love Experience Promises a Passport to Wakanda in Southeast | AFRO In a small corner of Anacostia where the vestiges of D.C.’s Chocolate City remain, lovers of everything black, beautiful and wondrous gathered to dance, mingle and heal.

March 23, 2018

In a small corner of Anacostia where the vestiges of D.C.’s Chocolate City remain, lovers of everything black, beautiful and wondrous gathered to dance, mingle and heal.

African American Art, Michelle Obama, Black Art, Presidential Portrait, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Little Girl Mesmerized by Michelle Obama Portrait Thinks She’s ‘a Queen’ | The Cut Turns out that adorable little girl who stood open-mouthed in front of Michelle Obama’s official portrait didn’t know she was looking at a former First Lady — she thought she was looking at a queen.

March 5, 2018

Turns out that adorable little girl who stood open-mouthed in front of Michelle Obama’s official portrait didn’t know she was looking at a former First Lady — she thought she was looking at a queen.

African American Art, African American Music, Belinda Becker, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Rejecting Ageism: How 55-Year-Old Belinda Becker Became a DJ | The Iconic "It's as if the older you get, the less you are revered or respected. That doesn't make sense to me. It should be the opposite.”

February 21, 2018

“It’s as if the older you get, the less you are revered or respected. That doesn’t make sense to me. It should be the opposite.”

Florence Price, African American Artist, African American Singer, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Welcoming a Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. | The New York Times “Florence Price is a representation in music of what it means to be a black artist living within a white canon and trying to work within the classical realm...”

February 15, 2018

“Florence Price is a representation in music of what it means to be a black artist living within a white canon and trying to work within the classical realm…”