New Maya Angelou stamp released, but the quote isn’t hers
On Tuesday, April 7, the U.S. Postal Service released a stamp to commemorate Maya Angelou’s life and legacy. While the ceremony drew the likes of
April 8, 2015
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On Tuesday, April 7, the U.S. Postal Service released a stamp to commemorate Maya Angelou’s life and legacy. While the ceremony drew the likes of
The Brooklyn Museum is featuring Basquiat: Unknown Notebooks from April 3 to August 15. Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat filled numerous notebooks with poetry fragments, wordplay,
What is it with White Greek letter organization Sigma Alpha Epsilon? They garnered attention last month for a racist frat song on a bus and
The annual Easter Egg Roll was held on the South Lawn on Monday, April 7, 2015. The annual spring event is open to families across
Choreographer, performer, and dance scholar Vershawn Ward is the founder and executive artistic director of Chicago-based Red Clay Dance Company. Ward holds an MFA in
It was 47 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by an assassin’s bullet. Dr. King was in Memphis, Tennessee to
Most visual artists prefer that viewers do not touch their completed works whether on display at a museum, gallery, or studio. Thomas “Detour” Evans, is
Women’s History Month drew to a close, or should we say a crescendo this past week with two special March end-of-the-month events, where women were
Baltimore-based artist Calvin Coleman was one of 21 artists at Delta Sigma Theta’s Chicago alumnae chapter Gallery D’Estee for 2015. This year’s theme was Cultural
Adedayo Laoye was born into the royal family of Oba Adetoyese Laoye, in Ede, Nigeria. Laoye was raised in the Yoruba tradition. He studied at
With spring finally making an appearance, it is the perfect time to review the goals you set at the beginning of the year as well
One major theme that resonates throughout the art of Minnie Watkins is her striking use of black-and-white images. The bold black backgrounds and strategically placed
Delta Sigma Theta Chicago Alumnae Chapter presented its annual Gallery D’Estee. Appropriately themed, “Cultural Connections,” this year’s honoree was Patric McCoy, president of Diasporal Rhythms.
It would be great if conflict resolution was a mandatory class offered in high school or college. I’m sure many of us would have sat
The sisters who allow such Black men to be comfortable in their presence are inadvertently empowering such behavior.
Crystle “Clear” Roberson has been living out her dreams of being a filmmaker and a photographer, and the award-winning writer-director looks back and realizes how her creativity helped shape her perspective on life in general.
Ariana Miyamoto, 20, speaks Japanese fluently, was born to a Japanese mother, and reared in Nagasaki but she’s a minority. She’s “hafu,” which means biracial
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center. The institution, which is committed to preserving, conserving and promoting the legacy and
My friend Mya Seals has the most interesting perspective on both popular and private culture. Today, we take what will soon become a random weekly
It’s that time again. Prepare your hearts and minds for the purveyor of pressed together unpolite truth. We present to you the musings of Ms.
