Black Mother is Allah’s second feature film although many people have seen his work on Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade,” on which he is credited as a cinematographer.
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Ramsey Lewis announces retirement | JAZZIZ
Pianist and funk fusion pioneer Ramsey Lewis has announced that he is to retire from touring.
Read MoreImages of Disappearing Jobs | The Atlantic
On May Day, these portraits provide a glimpse of a wide array of jobs that are vanishing under the pressures of automation, inexpensive mass production, and other technological and societal changes.
Read MoreThe passing of artist Harry L. Davis | Black Art In America
“It’s with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of our dear friend and renowned artist Harry L. Davis. He was a warrior, a gentle giant, and a warm spirit…R.I.P.
Read MoreClassical Music Orgs Launch Initiative to Diversify Orchestras | Colorlines
The National Alliance for Audition Support will develop mentorship and audition programs to help more Black and Latinx classical musicians land spots in the United States’ predominantly White orchestras.
Read More‘Boom For Real’ Paints a Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat As a Young Man | Colorlines
The upcoming documentary explores Basquiat’s formative teenage years in New York City.
Read MoreWall Street Rush to Scoop Up Black Art Sends Prices Sky High | Bloomberg
Black artists, long overlooked and undervalued, now occupy one of the hottest corners of the market.
Read MoreThe big picture: Window Nurses, NYC, 1966 | The Guardian
The racial divide in 1960s America is captured in a rediscovered image by Italian photographer Mario Carnicelli
Read MoreNot Enough Color In American Art Museums | NPR
The current furor over the Brooklyn Museum’s appointment of a white woman to oversee the museum’s African Art collection is not surprising or infuriating to Steven Nelson. Nelson is an African American art historian at UCLA who specializes in African art, and he says, “There are very few of us in the field.”
Read MoreWishing A Very Happy Birthday to Dr. Samella Lewis | Black Art In America
Artist and art historian Samella Lewis is renowned for her contributions to African American art and art history.
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