150 artists of African descent celebrated in 'Black Paris' exhibition at Pompidou Center
An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city ...
How a 1970s Chicano art group defied the mainstream and made history
ASCO: Without Permission” is director Travis Gutiérrez Senger's latest documentary and executive produced by Gael Garcia ...
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Parasocial Bonds and Political Attacks: Why It’s Never Been Harder for Artists to Protest
In 1983, Nina Simone reached a dead end. “Nothing is happening,” the iconic soul singer said at the time. “There’s no Civil Rights Movement. Everybody’s gone.” She no longer saw the ...
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Music in the Civil Rights Movement
For over four decades, Bernice Johnson Reagon has been a major cultural voice for freedom and justice. An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born ...
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Arlington seeking local sculptors to create public art honoring the Civil Rights Movement
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965. A housing developer and a local artist group in Arlington are partnering to commemorate the Civil Rights Movement with plans for a sculpture. A new ...
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Three Takes on Alma Thomas as an Artist, Civil Rights Advocate, and Lifelong Learner
SMITHSONIAN EDUCATION Three Takes on Alma Thomas as an Artist, Civil Rights Advocate, and Lifelong Learner What if the world was changing all around you and you could catch the most exciting ...
“Blackbird” Revisited: How The Beatles’ Civil Rights Anthem Has Been Inspiring Artists for More Than 50 Years
How Johann Sebastian Bach and the Little Rock Nine inspired one of The Beatles’ biggest hits—and one of the most covered ...