These 15 Black history museums across America will help you build a more accurate and intimate understanding of the country’s past, present, and future. By Staff, Fodor’s Travel Across America, particularly in the South, Confederate flags and ill-conceived monuments are coming down to make space for symbols and statements that promote more equitable ideals and […]
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The Hip-Hop Museum Is A Reality Thanks To $3.5 Million From New York | Ambrosia for Heads
For years, there has been a drive to make the Universal Hip-Hop Museum a reality. New, the Empire State is providing some significant seven-figure funding to give the Bronx, New York a place where Hip-Hop Heads can celebrate the culture’s origins and heritage. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On Thursday (December 19), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced […]
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Backpacks honoring slain Baton Rouge activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph will be donated to 200 students | The Advocate
Staff, The Advocate This still image taken from WVLA/WGMB file video shows Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Featured Image [dropcap]East[/dropcap] Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and the Professional Athletes Supporting Students organization will donate 200 backpacks to students in memory of slain civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The body of Roberts-Joseph, 75, a longtime community leader, […]
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Smithsonian’s new secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, faces political and financial challenges | The Washington Post
Peggy McGlone, The Washington Post [dropcap]Lonnie[/dropcap] G. Bunch III — the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture — has been appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, becoming the first African American leader in its 173-year history. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents introduced Bunch as the institution’s […]
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Sweet Home Cafe | Atlas Obscura
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
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Winning Artists Announced for Monument to Shirley Chisholm, the First US Black Congresswoman | Hyperallergic
Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous have won the inaugural She Built NYC commission with their dynamic proposal, “Our Destiny, Our Democracy.”
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Museum receives $3.5 million endowment gift from Eddie and Sylvia Brown | Art Daily
Art Daily, Art Daily Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun). Featured Image [dropcap]BALTIMORE[/dropcap], MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced a gift of $3.5 million from Baltimore-based philanthropists Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown to endow the position of chief curator at the museum. The Browns’ support and advocacy […]
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Essential Arts: Destination Crenshaw, a bold outdoor museum plan inspired by black L.A. | Los Angeles Times
Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times A rendering from the Destination Crenshaw project shows the upper-level viewing deck of the proposed Sankofa Park, located where Crenshaw and Leimert boulevards split. (Perkins+Will). Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Randy’s Donut is bright yellow as the Rams head to the Super Bowl. And as the Lunar New Year approaches, I’m […]
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Nights at the Museum: Good for Cultivating an Art Habit and Romance | The New York Times
Hilarie M. Sheets , The New York Times Monique and Ronald Ollie in front of Ed Clark’s “Untitled” (1975).CreditCreditSam Gilliam/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Daniel Dorsa for The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]Ronald[/dropcap] Ollie was an engineering student at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in the early 1970s, he would take […]
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How I Got My Art Job: Naima Keith of California’s African American Museum on Quitting a PhD to Pursue Her Dreams | Artnet News
The museum’s deputy director got her start during a curatorial stint at the Hammer Museum.
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