The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Visual artist Carrie Mae Weems, who was born and raised in Portland, received the National Medal of Arts at a White House ...

Many African Americans ... impacted the black race and humanity at large. Below, meet 10 of these heroes that you should know: Martin Luther King Jr. was famous through the American Civil Rights ...

Delving into the vibrant world of Black culture through art offers a profound journey of understanding and appreciation. Each ...

Former Ford Foundation head Darren Walker has been named president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The extraordinary Kinsey Collection contains more than 700 books, artifacts and pieces of art that chronicle Black America from 1595 to the present. The collection was founded by Bernard Kinsey ...

The style of dress being displayed the Met Gala reveals a complex history of race, class, and identity politics.

The African American Museum in Philadelphia will be hosting an insightful event this month that explores the powerful ...

Whether you admire the emotional canvases of the Italian Renaissance or get curious about contemporary art installations, art ...

An Afromodernism festival at the New York Philharmonic shines a light on Black artists, who are vastly underrepresented in ...

Mitchell Wagner was charged after surveillance video showed him and three others vandalizing a mural on the university’s ...

The African oral tradition of work chanting ... However, many artists realized the importance of controlling their art early on. Famous Black American musicians like Prince, Sam Cooke and Otis ...