Art

The artist Willie Birch grew up in New Orleans before the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, well before the Black Power Movement, and in the throes of the …
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The remarkably resilient city of New Orleans is celebrating its Tricentennial with grand celebrations of cultural and historical significance all year long. As always, tourists will pour in and out …
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Barkley L. Hendricks, one of America’s preeminent painters, will be remembered this millennium and beyond. And thanks to the art triennial, Prospect.4, the City of New Orleans is enriched with …
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The annual list that highlights African American achievement is here. The Root 100, sourced by theroot.com, honors the year’s “most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45.” The coveted #1 …
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