Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium.

The Art and Culture of Panafrica" is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago and traveling to museums in Barcelona and ...

Called “Godmother of African American Art,” Lewis was born in New Orleans in 1927. She grew up in Ponchatoula, La., returning ...

Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity ...

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.

David C. Driskell & Friends” at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville highlights Driskell’s artistic legacy and the importance of ...

A career-long retrospective of the iconic artist and activist’s work examines racism, inequality, and the beauty of Blackness ...

Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) continues its mission of marking the landscape by telling the untold stories of real-life Africans, African Americans and Indigenous people who walked our ...

In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant ...