100 Years of How Black Painters See Themselves
Koyo Kouoh, who will curate the 2026 Venice Biennale, has assembled a huge survey at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in ...
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The Black Utopians; vision, history, and legacy
Utopian vision and how it influenced Black thinkers and leaders in the 1960s is discussed by sociologist Ruha Benjamin and ...
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
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Work of nation's first Black architect, Julian Francis Abele, endures on Parkway
The city of Philadelphia was founded over 300 years ago, but it wasn’t until the Gilded Age of the early 20th century that a ...
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Five Smithsonian Objects to Honor Black History Month
Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...
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Wingate art exhibit shines light on ‘Peanuts’ Franklin
WINGATE – Wingate University is hosting an exhibit featuring the only Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip. “Franklin” opens Feb. 10 and will run through April 7 at the Hinson Art Museum. The ...