Piano phenomenon Elio Villafranca will bring the next generation of his popular “Letters to Mother Africa” concerts, the second in his series on the African continent’s powerful influence on jazz and folk Cuban music, to Aaron Davis Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Above: Thong by Eric Austin This short story is sexually explicit and contains graphic language, sexual images, and violence. This may not be suitable for young and sensitive readers.
By Dudley Alexis It’s been nearly twenty years since the groundbreaking movie “Love Jones” was released in theatres. Directed by Theodore Witcher, and starring Larenz Tate and Nia Long, it received good reviews upon its release.
Above: Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 2008, acrylic on fiberglass. Growing up there were very few books I could read that centered on black love.
Above:”Grandassa Models” © Kwame Brathwaite, 1968 On February 16, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will open its latest exhibition Black Power!
Above: Jan van Raay (American, born 1942). Faith Ringgold (right) and Michele Wallace (middle) at Art Workers Coalition Protest, Whitney Museum, 1971.
Above: Rachelle Salnave. Photo Julie Yarbrough The United States installed a new president on January 20, 2017. Since the inauguration, we have seen worldwide protests and acts of resistance across all age levels, cultures, backgrounds.
Above: Robert Battle to speak at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center February 21 at 7 PM. Photo by Andrew Eccles.
Open to the public from Saturday May 13th to Sunday November 26th 2017, at the Giardini and the Arsenale, the 57th International Art Exhibition, titled VIVA ARTE VIVA, will be curated by Christine Macel and organized by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta.
Hailed as “inspiring” by the Los Angeles Times, Crystal R. Emery’s documentary Black Women in Medicine premieres on WORLD Channel on Wednesday, February 8, at 6 p.m.
