Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover ...

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The film "Right On Be Free" emphasizes the importance of art and community in the African American experience. It calls for black individuals to engage with their heritage through artistic expression, ...

American artist Kehinde Wiley has unveiled an exhibition in Morocco of portraits of African leaders as part of a yearslong ...

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"Westerners have been discovering African art for hundreds of years," says Roslyn A. Walker, the energetic director of the National Museum of African Art. "Maybe there's some rediscovery going on ...

Amy Crawford | | Read More Amy Crawford is a Michigan-based freelance journalist writing about cities, science, the environment, art and education. A longtime Smithsonian contributor, her work ...