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[…] through. An equal number of people are excited and glad for February! Love is in the air, now that the rain has subsided in Los Angeles. Cinephiles, artists, and cultural enthusiasts are in for a memorable experience during the 32nd annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF). PAFF has returned to the Cinemark […]

George Wells / Twitter *A Morehouse College alumnus has gifted the historically black college an art collection worth $1 million. His generosity was in an effort to help diversify the art world.  According to CNN, the collection includes works by McArthur Binion, Rashid Johnson, Amy Sherald, Mickalene Thomas and Ivy Haldeman.  “I will always […]

The Jazz Music Awards at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. With hosts (l-r) Dee Dee Bridgewater and Delroy Lindo (Photo Credit: Julie Yarbrough) *It was a historic night of enlightenment, emotion, and of course, inspired Jazz performances at the inaugural Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating The Spirit of Jazz, held on […]

Queenmother Nina Womack President, Transmedia 360 hosts Weusi Multi-Media Exhibit for Juneteenth at Art Share L.A. *Celebrate Juneteenth weekend at the Weusi Art Exhibition at Art Share LA in the downtown Arts District.  The Weusi Exhibit explores healing arts, music, dance, poetry, video and live drama to address the legacy of the Transatlantic Slave […]

Hip Hop Group The.Wav performs their new single ‘Gymnastics on Fire’ during the Mid City Arts and Music Festival. Photo by Troy Tieuel. *This past Saturday, May 12, the 2nd Annual Mid-City Arts and Music Festival took over Washington Boulevard between Rampau and Vineland Streets with live art sessions, two stages with musical guests […]

Ben Vereen, photo by Isak Tiner *Entertainment legend Ben Vereen is on a mission. He’s devoting his full attention to restoring the arts to kids in public schools, and he’s been walking the walk for awhile. “I knew nothing about the arts when I was very young, growing up in Brooklyn,” the 69-year-old icon told […]

Oliver Ragsdale, Jr. (Photo Courtesy of The Carr Center) The Carr Center, the premiere Black arts educational resource and presenter based in the City of Detroit, has announced its 30th anniversary year of exciting events. Under the direction of Oliver Ragsdale, Jr., President and CEO; and Artistic Director, three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and […]

Photo Courtesy of Damien Sneed *IMG Artists, today’s leading global performing arts management agency, announces a 36-city North American tour with multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed. The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to “We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., […]

[…] Dance Theatre in the inner-city of South Central Los Angeles and have been enriching the community, city, country and world with its presence ever since.  Lula, the Artistic Director and her dance theatre have performed all over the world and have received countless awards and accolades. As part of their yearlong 40th-anniversary celebration, the Lula […]

*Brooklyn, NY  — Exceptional Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist, Abdul Badi is excited to introduce his delicate works of art – known as ‘The Art of ABDUL BADI’ – to the world’s visual arts enthusiasts. Widely known in the U.S. for his vibrant, oversized portrayals of Third World people, particularly Africans, Badi uses his brush to […]

*“I was hired,” said Art Sims, CEO of 11:24 Design Advertising Agency, about how he came to be enlisted to design the poster for the Disney Black Panther film. “I was one of two agencies Marvel selected. We both used the same photos. They hired us to come up with sketches, what it should […]

[…] Social Justice Production *Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble, The Office of Youth, and HBO’s Corporate Social Responsibility will implement Walking the Beat: REmixing the Ritual — an on-going arts-in-education residency with students from the Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy from October 18 – December 16, with a community presentation on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The program […]

*WGN America has unveiled exciting new “Underground” key art ahead of the highly anticipated Season 2 return on March 8. The collection of gripping images features new and returning cast including: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Alano Miller, Amirah Vann and Jessica De Gouw, Along with first-look images at all-new cast members Aisha […]

Marlo Hampton’s “The Art of Style with Marlo!” kicks off in the heart of New York’s famed fashion district on May 16, 2015, *Simply Marlo, LLC, is proud to announce “Real Housewife of Atlanta” alum, Marlo Hampton’s style seminar multi-city tour. “Fashion fades, only style remains the same,” once stated legendary icon Coco Chanel, and it […]

[…] evening of film screenings organized by Black Radical Imagination followed by a Q & A session and conversation with curator Amir George and filmmaker Jamilah Sabur. Presented by ArtCenter/South Florida at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, as part of the public programs for the new exhibition An Image. An Image Admission is free with Eventbrite RSVP […]