A special exhibit up through mid-September explores racial stereotypes and caricatures in their historic context.

Fest Afrik brought the African diaspora to life in South L.A. on June 29, celebrating culture, unity, and vibrant traditions.

This week in Oakland: 4th of July BBQ at the Pardee Home Museum, and the ‘Vibrant Expressive Masks’ exhibit at the African American Museum and Library Although fireworks are illegal in Oakland ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Few objects are so generally ...

The new documentary 'A King Like Me' reveals that members of the Black group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club decided to ...

Racial inequality, state brutality against African Americans and the supersizing of white interests have yet to be arrested. Contemporary-day America is no democratic dreamland.

Black rodeo A recent BFI season ‘Black Rodeo’ paid homage to the counterculture phenomenon of the African American ‘western’ and its bold repudiation of mainstream Hollywood tropes.

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday.

Two Black History Month exhibits have embraced this year’s theme for Black History month, African Americans and Labor, putting on display the many contributions Black people have made in ...

About the life and legacy of America's first black poet to win national acclaim. "Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask" is a documentary about the life and legacy of the first African American ...

The Museum of The National Center of Afro-American Artists invites you to a public conversation “On Justice and the African Mask” at The Judge, a monumental sculpture by Vusumuzi Maduna in front of ...