Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.
Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...
"It’s rough growing up when people keep telling you 'you don’t act Black' yet you don’t look white. It could be awkward going ...
UVA students selected objects for display and crafted museum text for The Fralin Museum of Art’s newest exhibition.
Nearly a decade ago, French President Emmanuel Macron made a radical commitment to return art and cultural objects to Africa ... There are still some people who are - doesn't really want to ...
Seven years on and the French government's very public commitment to return art and cultural objects back to Africa, seemed to have stalled.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on interracial dating as a sociopolitical strategy.
In fact, Black skilled artisans outnumbered white artisans 5 to 1 at that ... MARTIN: Do you have a favorite of the people or the objects that you profiled? AWAKE: I don't have a favorite, but ...