With her paintbrush, Sher-Gil explored the sadness felt by people, especially women, in 1930s India, giving voice and validity to their experiences.
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DC Sniper Gets New Hearing | AFRO
A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled June 21.
View MoreBLK+GRN is Creating a Platform for Black Wellness | AFRO
Dr. Kristian Henderson is shameless about her purpose. “We wanted to connect people with products that were better for them and products that weren’t linked with hormonal issues, cancers, fibroids…”
View MoreLip Bar Founder Makes Leap from Wall St. to Target | AFRO
Straight from Detroit, Michigan, founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, Melissa Butler went from working on Wall Street to landing her own beauty line in Target, but she wouldn’t be where she’s is if it wasn’t for education and her mother’s tough love.
View MoreAva DuVernay becomes first black woman to direct a $100 million movie | Chicago Tribune
DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film.
View MoreNatives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala – Review | The Guardian
In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
View MoreMy Brother Moochie review: a masterpiece of race, injustice and forgiveness | The Guardian
Issac Bailey’s memoir is a triumph, a painful indictment of American inhumanity woven with threads of grace and love
View MoreFifty years on, the Mississippi town that sparked Dr King’s poverty fight | The Guardian
Protesters head to DC for ‘second phase’ of campaign inspired by Dr King that saw thousands travel by mule train to camp on the National Mall.
View MorePolice Killings Have Harmed Mental Health in Black Communities, Study Finds | The New York Times
Activists for racial justice have long expressed concern that the rash of headline-grabbing police killings of black Americans was damaging the mental well-being of African-American communities.
View MoreWhy Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers? | The New York Times
How a small but influential group of black gallerists is correcting history.
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