By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s a hole in Anderson, South Carolina. It opened suddenly in August when Chadwick Boseman, one of the city’s favorite sons and an international star for his role as the Black Panther, died after a quiet battle with cancer at
The renowned African American artist, curator, and scholar David Driskell died at the age of 88 due to complications of the coronavirus. Driskell was born on June 7th, 1931 in Eatonton, Georgia. His undergraduate studies took place at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, where he was
Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, will lead a new online MFA program at Prescott College that merges art, social justice, and community organizing. The two-year online program, designed by Cullors, is called Social and Environmental Arts Practice. According to the program’s description via Prescott College, “Social and
NEW YORK (AP) — As the nation debates what to do with civic statues that glorify slavery and white supremacy, one artist has a solution. Kehinde Wiley wants more art. Wiley, who was tapped to paint Barack Obama for the National Portrait Gallery, thinks monuments to Confederate figures need to
In his latest venture, Guava Island, Renaissance man Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) shares the screen with Rihanna and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) to bring forth a tale of black cultural expression and the power of art. Guava Island tells the story of musician Deni (Glover) and his passion for
Google celebrates the first day of Black History Month with an illustration honoring abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Created by Loveis Wise, the doodle features the courthouse where Truth became the first African-American woman to win a lawsuit by fighting for her son’s freedom. Born approximately in 1797 as a slave in
In a recent podcast with Jaro, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jeremiah Òlayinka Òjó, the founder of Creative Milieu Consulting Group – a global arts and cultural management firm that facilitates the cultivation and preservation of artistic and cultural production throughout the African Diaspora. Òjó shares his journey
The story of the prominent artist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be told through a new Broadway-bound musical, Deadline reports. It will be composed by Jon Batiste, who is best known as the musical director and bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Tony winner John Doyle, known for Sweeney Todd
Recently, a study by the Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication was done on the history of black women athletes. It examined how stereotypes and stigmas have affected their evolution throughout the decades. As part of the study, The Undefeated spoke with 13 female artists, who each
Kareem Waris Olamilekan, an 11-year-old artist based in Lagos, is receiving global recognition due to his phenomenal artwork. Describing his style as hyperrealistic, Olamilekan began drawing at the tender age of six. By eight years old, he became a professional, making him the youngest professional artist in Nigeria. To succeed
