Arts & Culture
Meet Zaila Avant-garde: The First African-American Winner Of The Scripps Spelling Bee, And Basketball Prodigy
July 9, 2021
Meet Zaila Avant-garde: The First African-American Winner Of The Scripps Spelling Bee, And Basketball Prodigy
On Thursday night, history was made as 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde became the first African-American winner of the Scripps National Spelling…
At The 2021 BET Awards, Black Women Were Given Their Accolades
June 28, 2021
At The 2021 BET Awards, Black Women Were Given Their Accolades
Getty Images Sunday marked the 21st annual BET Awards, which honors Black excellence in television, film, music, and sports. Focusing…
“Beyond The Pleasure Principle”: Artist Mickalene Thomas To Globally Present New Body Of Work This Fall
June 23, 2021
“Beyond The Pleasure Principle”: Artist Mickalene Thomas To Globally Present New Body Of Work This Fall
Courtesy of Lévy Gorvy Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas will showcase her new collection of work this fall in a series…
Ava DuVernay’s Cutting-Edge Arts Collective ARRAY Wins Peabody’s Distinguished Institutional Award
June 8, 2021
Ava DuVernay’s Cutting-Edge Arts Collective ARRAY Wins Peabody’s Distinguished Institutional Award
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY has been honored with the prestigious Peabody Institutional Award for Peabody’s 81st annual awards ceremony. The Institutional…
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
June 1, 2021
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
A new graphic novel and memoir titled Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Dr. Rebecca Hall and…
Celebrating 91 Years Of Exceptional Service For The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
May 12, 2021
Celebrating 91 Years Of Exceptional Service For The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
Celebrating 91 years this week, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10th, 1930 at Howard University in…
Ghanaian Artist Kwesi Botchway On Artistic Expression Through Portraiture And New Exhibit “Homecoming”
April 7, 2021
Ghanaian Artist Kwesi Botchway On Artistic Expression Through Portraiture And New Exhibit “Homecoming”
Kwesi Botchway / by Nii Odzenma, courtesy of Gallery 1957. Kwesi Botchway, a distinguished artist from Accra-Ghana, spoke with Artnet’s…
These Artists Have Collaborated To Form Kugali, A Revolutionary Pan-African Comics Company
March 29, 2021
These Artists Have Collaborated To Form Kugali, A Revolutionary Pan-African Comics Company
Inspired by Afrofuturism, African artists Ziki Nelson, Tolu Foyeh, and Hamid Ibrahim joined forces to create Kugali, a Pan-African comics…
‘A reset button’ — Black theater leaders push for change
March 28, 2021
‘A reset button’ — Black theater leaders push for change
Audra McDonald attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington on Dec. 8, 2019, from left, Billy Porter arrives…
Poet Amanda Gorman Will Be Interviewed By Oprah For “The Oprah Conversation”
March 25, 2021
Poet Amanda Gorman Will Be Interviewed By Oprah For “The Oprah Conversation”
23-year-old poet Amanda Gorman, who made history as the youngest inaugural poet, will join Oprah Winfrey in conversation this Friday…