In Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lana Negrete proclaimed February once again as Black History Month with a theme this year of “African Americans and labor.” “Here in Santa Monica, we want to ...

Black History Month Parade & Expo Feb. 22 Parade begins at Summit & Citrus Ave., Fontana, CA 92325 The parade will feature ...

I've Known Rivers' art exhibition at Worcester Center for Crafts explores the depths of African Americans and labor ...

By James Poniewozik Is “Twin Peaks” the most American TV series ever made ... as any sweeping western epic or Georgia O’Keeffe painting. From its opening credits, which intercut misty ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ...

The African Women in Art Award (AWAA), a competition for women artists from Sub-Saharan African countries, has unveiled its list of winners. This year, the theme of the competition, “Mother Africa,” ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

Federal authorities have arrested Jason Carney, an American who ran a charity to feed African orphans and brokered adoptions in Malawi for U.S. clients. Carney was detained Friday in Arkansas in ...

Ms Beard began painting during lockdown in 2020 at the age of just 14 Since then, Ms Beard has sought to develop her art further – she joined Millfield boarding school on an art and hockey ...

Peter Yarrow, who has died aged 86, was the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, the American singing trio which took folk music into the ... From the High School of Music and Art in New York, Peter ...

Finger painting in Africa ... the technique in Africa. Modern African finger painters, including Laolu Senbanjo, are pushing the boundaries of this ancient art form by fusing traditional Yoruba ...

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, from left, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow, appear at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 1987. (AP ...