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LaToya Ruby Frazier’s best photograph: me and my guardian angel | The Guardian

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018African American Photography, KINDR'D ...

‘My grandmother collected porcelain dolls after her daughter was murdered. It was something to do with filling that loss. She was my guardian angel’

Eloquent Photo-portraits of 60 Contemporary Artists of Color | Hyperallergic

January 17, 2018June 5, 2019African American Art, African American Culture ...

Elia Alba’s photo-portraits act as a kind of measure of the intimacy she has earned with her subjects.

Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art – Theaster Gates Starts Apprentice Program, Rodney McMillian Wins Austin Art Prize

November 10, 2016November 21, 2016African American Art, Black Art ...

This week, Theaster Gates announced a groundbreaking apprenticeship program to provide training for local residents through his Rebuild Foundation in Chicago; Rodney McMillian received an important inaugural art prize; and a number of African American artists were honored at galas and benefit dinners.

Where My Girls At?: 28+ Opportunities to See and Support the Work of Black Female Artists and Curators This Fall

October 7, 2016November 21, 2016African American Art, African American News ...

IT WAS A GREAT DAY IN HARLEM, a celebration of two important women in art—Alma Thomas (1891-1978) and Thelma Golden. The artist and the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem were both born Sept. 22. Thomas would have been 125. To mark the milestone, the Studio Museum, which is currently presenting an exhibition of Thomas’s paintings and drawings, had a birthday party. The special breakfast and exhibition viewing was hosted by Golden.