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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