Art can challenge, inspire, and spark conversation, especially when it reflects the power of history and activism. Rio Yañez, ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts has revamped its African American arts collection and brought it to the heart of the museum. “Reimagine African American Art,” which opened Saturday, was organized by the ...

“The Cape Coast Castle Doors,” also known as “The Doors of No Return," or "The Black Doors of Tears," are one of the first things visitors see at the exhibit of The Kinsey African American Art & ...

Robert Steele and wife Jean at their Honolulu residence Monday with some of their collected work by African American artists. Steele also served for 10 years as director of UMD’s David C. Driskell ...

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, and hip-hop, to soul food, to literature, to the power of a picture. The ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has its first Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art. According to ARTNews, Dalila Scruggs — an educator and curator with a background in mediums including ...

Gerri McCritty said she honors Black art and its power to educate and inspire. The 65-year-old native of Liberia features African and Afrocentric artwork at PAVAA Gallery, the 632 N. Christian St. art ...

As a Black woman, Linda McMillion takes great pride in the African American art that covers almost every wall of her home in west Bexar County. The works, by some of the most accomplished Black ...

The College Board reworked the recommended course material for its disputed Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, sharing an updated framework Wednesday that largely preserves the ...

Faith Ringgold, the 93-year-old doyenne of African American art, a trailblazing master who foreshadowed the recent rise of art activism and Black figuration, is having her first solo museum show in ...

One of the most important African American art collections lives in a Los Angeles home. How does someone become a fine art collector? Dr. Joy Simmons discovered her love of art when taking a class ...