David C. Driskell & Friends” at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville highlights Driskell’s artistic legacy and the importance of ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...

Phillis Wheatley-Peters was kidnapped as a child from West Africa and sold into slavery in Boston. Despite systemic ...

From the opening note to the final bow, this evening promises unforgettable music, show-stopping moments, and the magic of Broadway like never before. Where: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas ...

One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, a huge upsurge in art and literature ... whose parents were of African American, Native American ...

Celebrate the art, culture and history of the Harlem Renaissance at the second annual 2025 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival, scheduled for March 13-15 at the African American Research Library and ...

This was the establishment’s first renovation in 30 years,” Dr. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward said. “It gives us the opportunity to ...

The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the decade.

She's also made a business out of art. Her Rele gallery showcases outstanding African artists in Lagos, Los Angeles and London.

Art, poetry and music defined the Harlem Renaissance, offering realistic portrayals of what it meant to be Black in America during the 1920s. The movement continued to inspire African American artists ...