In Derrick Adams’ paintings, Black history collides joyfully with the present
At his latest show in London, the gallery space becomes a classroom — and while there are no wrong answers, there is always ...
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The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing as White
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the ...
Black Theatre Troupe at 55: Holding up the mirror to what unites us
The Phoenix theater troupe is staging "The African Company Presents Richard III," the true story of Black actors determined ...
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Coronation Street icon determined to be ‘brave’ as she quits after 25 years
‘People don’t have courage – it’s a muscle ... Her character bumps into Todd (Gareth Pierce) at the Chariot Square Hotel, and is thrilled to reunite with her nephew. It soon becomes ...
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Europe’s hidden Black Africans of the Renaissance
Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe ...
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Black Thought's memoir, 'The Upcycled Self,' is this year's One Book, One Philadelphia pick
'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,' by The Roots cofounder Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is ...
Philadelphia Tribune1d
Literary work by Black Thought of The Roots selected as this year's choice for One Book, One Philadelphia
Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Free Library of Philadelphia and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation on Friday to ...
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The memoir of The Roots’ Black Thought is this year’s selection for One Book One Philadelphia
Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.
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Memoir by The Roots' Black Thought named this year's One Book One Philly selection
Relationships, trauma, love and community — the art of becoming who we are. That’s the focus of this year’s One Book One ...
The Tribune5d
Bala Kameshwar’s chariot procession revives 4000-yr-old tradition in Mandi
In a historic and spiritually significant event, Bala Kameshwar, the revered deity of Mandi, embarked on a grand chariot procession after 4000 years. The newly constructed chariot, built at the ...
French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris
French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas in an art installation. The artwork is being produced for an exhibition ...