What started as a small block gathering with a $100 grant is now turning 50. The Odunde Festival — one of the largest African ...

Being African is not a biological or geographic state. It is a spiritual, intellectual, and cultural praxis. It is the ...

The West African artistic community is preparing to vibrate to the rhythm of creativity and cultural diversity with the official launch of the first edition of the West African Festival of Arts and ...

Curated by WHAG’s Chief Curator Chepape Makgato, the curatorial vision of this year’s double-bill emphasises spiritual depth, ...

The former Department of Natural Resources building at 2312 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is being demolished to make space ...

Addressed to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, (the former curator of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture who oversees 19 Smithsonian museums in his new role ...

"It was clear this was more than feasible. ... it was clear it had to happen now," Bloomington Early Music Festival director ...

From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum ...

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art” was originally scheduled to coincide with the WorldPride celebration in Washington. The museum postponed it until next year, citing a funding shortfall.

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

The Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival in Milwaukee invites vendors for its August event, celebrating African-American ...