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

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may ...

PORTSMOUTH — Portraits of Emerson Reed ... Black forebears hang on walls of the Seacoast African American Cultural Center. The growing “Wall of Fame” is one of several projects in ...

One of our other stops was the Scarboro Community Center for the excellent display there of African American history in Oak Ridge. I was pleased to see Carolyn Krause in attendance at the "Roots of ...

On December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, thousands of Americans rushed to enlist in the military, driven by a sense of duty and patriotism. For African Americans, however, the path to ...

Washington, who urged self-sufficiency among African ... Georgian," a wall text reads. "Having grown up Jewish in Savannah, he has been shaped by the rich complexities of the American South.

The piece, reaching floor to ceiling on the left wall, depicts painted portraits of eight influential African-American men and women, built around a framed portrait of Kim, who smiles broadly.

Hall, who is Black, also recalled that there were previously a couple of African American festivals ... Zlamany's portrait of William and Martha Brown has a lot of symbolism. For example, there's a ...

An Alexandria native, she is the first African American and woman to serve as the state surgeon-Army and commander of the 61st Troop Command. Her portrait was painted by Guilbeaux.

Each chart showcases a portrait of a historical figure with bold ... Haus and Hues’s collection of unframed African American wall art offers a poignant reminder of the bravery and influence of key ...

“The influence of ancestry is important in helping forward any individual or race … The fact that the individual has behind and surrounding him proud family history and connection serves as a stimulus ...

Visitors can make up their own minds at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques-Chirac in Paris, where the African-American artist, born in Los Angeles to a Yoruba father, is exhibiting 11 monumental ...