Mark Anthony Neal (T/X: @NewBlackMan)“Truth is On It’s Way”: Nikki Giovanni Takes the Revolution to Church by Mark Anthony Neal“the church is a great archive of Black music.” — Nikki GiovanniFeb 2818
InArt DirectbyRachel PruHarlem Renaissance: 10 Visual Artists You Should KnowFacts and Images of Important ArtAug 2, 20201
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesThe Majesty of VertaMae Smart-Grovesnor, Pt. 2.Whereas the last post introduced the world to Dr. VertaMae Smart Grosvenor, I would like to introduce the world to her work with this…Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
Vanessa AttahWhat y’all know about “sweet blk kisses and nites that multiply by twos?”At nights we would read to each other, the words forming steam that turned the streetlights outside our windows into blurry orbs of light…Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Viviana PuelloSydnei SmithJordan in the midst of her love affair with oil paints, brushes, and muted colors.“Painting is my heartbeat… my symphony. It is the rhythm in my step and the music in my eyes.” — Sydnei SmithJordanDec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Mark Anthony Neal (T/X: @NewBlackMan)“Truth is On It’s Way”: Nikki Giovanni Takes the Revolution to Church by Mark Anthony Neal“the church is a great archive of Black music.” — Nikki GiovanniFeb 2818
InArt DirectbyRachel PruHarlem Renaissance: 10 Visual Artists You Should KnowFacts and Images of Important ArtAug 2, 20201
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesThe Majesty of VertaMae Smart-Grovesnor, Pt. 2.Whereas the last post introduced the world to Dr. VertaMae Smart Grosvenor, I would like to introduce the world to her work with this…Jul 21, 2023
Vanessa AttahWhat y’all know about “sweet blk kisses and nites that multiply by twos?”At nights we would read to each other, the words forming steam that turned the streetlights outside our windows into blurry orbs of light…Feb 8, 2022
Viviana PuelloSydnei SmithJordan in the midst of her love affair with oil paints, brushes, and muted colors.“Painting is my heartbeat… my symphony. It is the rhythm in my step and the music in my eyes.” — Sydnei SmithJordanDec 20, 2022
InLivelihood MagazinebyLivelihood EditorBlack Fire: A Cultural Moment’s Revolutionary RenaissanceThere have been times when revolution’s ridden on the backs of books, when the words that matter in speeches resound — seemingly eternally…Feb 21, 2020
Bushwick Variety ShowBirthday Month ReflectionI just had a great conversation with Jason Gray, the program director of Black Arts Institute. (Note: Stephen McKinley Henderson not Jason…Aug 2, 2019