Here are five recent headlines putting Black art in the spotlight, from 17th-century sitters to masters of Nigerian Modernism ...

Whether it is black — meaning the majority has not been reached — or white — meaning the new pope has been elected — is a matter of extreme importance to the billions of Catholics living ...

Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

New York City's Times Square installed a statue of a 12-foot-tall Black woman in casual clothing ... the pedestaled permanent monuments — both white, both men — which bookend Duffy Square ...

The results were announced with white smoke in St. Peter's Square Thursday ... Louisiana Creole expert Jari Honora has traced Prevost's ancestry to the Black community of New Orleans.

Dr. Deborah Black-Carpenter passed peacefully at home on May 6, 2025, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Deborah was born on May 21, 1960, in Memphis, Tenn. As a ...

What does black smoke coming out of the Vatican mean ... a practice that continues today. What does white smoke coming out of the Vatican mean? White smoke coming out of the Vatican chimney ...

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Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...