The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, ...

More than 100 beautiful, fascinating quilts of widely varied styles made primarily by African American women with Bay Area ...

Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...

She founded the African American Quilt Guild of Los Angeles and the Women of Color Quilters Network and is credited ... all of the bright colors and patterns,” she said. After the fashion show wrapped ...

Gainesville art enthusiasts gathered at the Harn Museum of Art Saturday afternoon to create, dance, eat and connect during ...

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Explore how an isolated community of women in ...

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

African women are already leading businesses, communities, and governments. Now, we’re amplifying their voices globally to create lasting solutions for Africa’s future.” The summit will ...

In this case, the scientists at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) scanned for breast cancer and found consistent genetic patterns in black South African women.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others ...