Meet Afro-Caribbean Portraitist Kandy G. Lopez, the Barkley L. Hendricks of Fiber Art

I first encountered Kandy G. Lopez’s larger-than-life fiber paintings at ACA Galleries’ booth at the 2024 Armory Show. As New York City’s Javits Center is not exactly known for its charming and ...

Custom GI-Joe figurine honors legacy of Black Union Civil War soldiers in Berlin

Honoring local Black soldiers who fought for freedom during the Civil War. The Berlin police chief donated a special GI-Joe figurine to be part of a display to highlight the contributions of those ...
Miami Herald

A brief look at Black American history told through 10 food traditions

Visit any region of the United States, and you'll find Black American cuisine with historic and multinational roots. Some dishes are so indelible to American culture that the contributions of African ...
StamfordAdvocate

Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing

(THE CONVERSATION) In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden ...