About Bisa Butler It was 2001 when Bisa Butler approached quilting for the first time. She took her first fiber art class during her master’s degree, and for her grandmother got sick at that time, Bisa felt she wanted to do something for her. So she quilted her first artwork […]
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Displate artists! It’s time to get the bag! Preserve your finger on the pulse, individuals! It is nearly the High Period, that time of the calendar year when Black Friday is on us, and collectors are likely to get their arms on some model new types for their empty partitions. […]
Come one, come all. Celebrate diversity in the Burgs at an art exhibit that celebrates Black culture Friday – Sunday at Create and Be Studio located at 8 N. 6th Street in Stroudsburg. The event features new work by the hosts, Sylvia Thompson and Courtney Natt, who co-own Create and […]
Alchemy Theatre holds mirror up to current events with dark comedy about the 14th century Black Plague Alchemy Theatre isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to current events. The Tri-State’s year-round adult live theatre company is producing the dark comedy “Red Noses,” by Peter Barnes through March 20 at […]
MadameNoire Featured Video Courtesy of @pyelila Cottagecore is real country. Cottagecore and two of its siblings, princesscore and angelcore, are a cosplaying response to that hard edge of modernity that we Black people occupy in the global imagination, that space referred to as “Black cool” that so many non-Black […]
Following the January events celebrating Lunar New Year, the Disneyland Resort spent February and Black History Month honoring Black heritage and culture through music, food, art and new experiences with Celebrate Soulfully. Previously only held at Walt Disney World in Florida, Collider was invited to check out all the offerings […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Museum of Art, once a bastion of conservatism regarding contemporary art, is courageously wading into the rising culture wars over the history of race in America in the best way it can, by exhibiting powerful works by Black artists rooted in that history. The museum’s […]
ENCANTO, Calif. (KGTV) — If you drive along Imperial Ave. in Encanto, you’ll see artwork throughout the area in murals on the side of buildings and storefronts. It’s known in the community as the Black Arts and Culture District. Now, there’s a push for it to be formally designated by […]
From the Black fraternities and sororities helping neighbors in need, to Kwanzaa, to the day of service that is MLK Day, interconnectedness abounds in Black culture. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Around Charlotte, an army of community servants are at work. If there is a need, Charlotte’s historically Black sororities and fraternities […]
Tierra Whack. Credit: Getty Images Tierra Whack. Credit: Getty Images For Black History month, we’re telling stories about Black leaders who are effecting meaningful change together with our sponsor, State Farm. From history, culture, to art, and fashion, Black women have shaped the world as we know it, and music […]