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Floyd Cooper, Illustrator of Black Life for Children, Dies at 65

He sought to revive and recount chapters of African American history that he felt weren’t taught enough in classrooms. Floyd Cooper in 2011. His l...

PIONEERING SCI-FI WRITER OCTAVIA BUTLER JOINS A PANTHEON OF FUTURISTS

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM Octavia E. Butler discovered the appeal of science fiction when she was 12. When she became successful, the award-winning aut...

Authors of 'The Personal Librarian' talk about their novel, friendship and new book underway

If you’re looking for your next historical fiction novel, pick up “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.“The P...

The 2021 LACMA gala will honour Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald and Steven Spielberg The 10th annual event will be co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow

For its 10th-anniversary Art + Film Gala this November, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will honour the powerful work of Kehinde Wiley...

‘Say it Loud’ Exhibition of Black Art Returns to Christie’s

Gallerist, advocate, advisor, and curator Destinee Ross-Sutton is partnering with Christie’s for a second selling exhibition featuring the work of ...

Henry Taylor’s Paintings of Black Masters Caddies Chronicle a Complicated History

Los Angeles-based artist’s exhibition titled “Henry Taylor. Disappeared, but a Tiger Showed Up, Later” brings meaning to otherwise anonymous Black ...

Nigeria: Working Through an Impasse - Exhibition in Response to Covid-19 Challenges

At a time when several countries across the world have adjusted to new normal brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was made possible by t...

Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Devoyd Jennings Dies

Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, has died. According to the Fort Worth Metropolit...

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