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Complexity and Contradiction: Black Artists | The New York Times
The painter Sam Gilliam talks to Rashid Johnson, who is known for his installation art.
Black Author Readathon Recommendations | 2021
I am so excited to be part of this readathon and being amongst beautiful, amazing, and talented women. This readathon is based on reading romance books by black authors. Here are the prompts that we will be using :) ~Prompts~ 1) Workplace Romance 2) Age Gap 3) Childhood to Grown Folks Romance 4) Historical Romance 6) Rockstar Romance 5) Friend Group Series 7) Romantic Suspense 8) Realistic Contemporary 9) Fantasy/ Paranormal 10) Fake Dating 11) Friends to Lovers 12) Enemies to Lovers 13) Second Chance 14) Single Parent Romance 15) Sports Romance 16) Interracial Romance 17) Mature Romance 18) Romance Graphic Novel 19) Dark Romance 20) Post a new to you Black Author 21) Post/Vlog in Stories One Day in the Reading Challenge 22) Post/Vlog Your TBR 23) Post/ Vlog Your Wrap Up 24) Read a Novella 25) Free Space
Blackathon / Black Author Readathon / Black Lit Challenge TBR
There are a bunch of of exciting readathons happening in February and I'm joining in THREE of them! Links to announcement videos are below and I encourage you to take part. Channels mentioned include @Stephs Romance Book Talk @Bowties & Books and @The Artisan Geek Black Author Readathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHH66... Blackathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJhP... Black Lit Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ihDY... BOOKS MENTIONED Touch Me by Alexandria House: https://amzn.to/368Zzwd Teach Me by Alexandria House: https://amzn.to/3c2euw5 The Red Scot by Twyla Turner: https://amzn.to/3iHVILu Damaged Goods by Talia Hibbert: https://amzn.to/362ht3N Dylan by Imani King: https://amzn.to/3pf3XBj Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia: https://amzn.to/3sOn737 The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull: https://amzn.to/2YasHyF Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor: https://amzn.to/2Nl7ekr Kindred (graphic novel ed.) by Octavia Butler: https://amzn.to/366DE8K A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy: https://amzn.to/3peAPtU
Art Museum of Southeast Texas opens new exhibit showcasing Black artists
Art Museum of Southeast Texas opens new exhibit showcasing Black artists
Wa Na Wari: "Our Home" for Seattle's Black artists & community
Wa Na Wari, a Kalabari term meaning "Our Home," is the name of this community beacon in Seattle's Central District. Co-founders Inye Wokoma, Elisheba Johnson, Rachel Kessler, and Jill Freidberg established this gathering place for black artists and neighbors. Through a cultural strategy of expression and performance, Wa Na Wari is preserving this neighborhood's legacy, history, and community.
Artist Claudette Johnson – 'Giving Space to the Presence of a Black Woman'
Artist Claudette Johnson uses painting and drawing as a means to explore representations of Black women (and sometimes men). Here she talks about how her personal experience of being a Black woman and an Artist has shaped her work. Johnson's subjects are people she knows well, often drawn from life; a process which allows her to project the presence of the person she is drawing. Each large-scale artwork boasts a rich colour palette. Completed at the time of filming is her most vibrant yet, 'Kind of Blue', which features throughout the film.
Black Historical Fiction Book Recommendations [CC]
In this video I will be recommending some of my favorite historical fiction books by Black Authors.
Malcolm X || WE NEED A SELF-HELP PHILOSOPHY!!!
Malcolm X speech. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, widely known as Malcolm X, was a Human Rights Activist & Muslim Minister who was a notorious figure in the Civil rights era and still today, in the fight for equality & Justice. Also installing racial pride. "You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom".