GREENWOOD (AP).- A museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and who was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened Tuesday in his hometown of Greenwo…
Restored Martin Luther King Church Reopening in Atlanta
By: Errin Haines, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP).- The voice of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. again filled the halls of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a pipe organ triumphantly announced the reopening of the sacred sanctuary regarded as the birthplace o…
The Serpentine Gallery Presents an Exhibition of the Celebrated American Artist Nancy Spero
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery presents a major UK survey of the work of celebrated American artist, feminist and activist Nancy Spero (1926-2009). On display from March 3 and runs until May 2, 2011. A feminist pioneer and politically active throughou…
The Serpentine Gallery Presents an Exhibition of the Celebrated American Artist Nancy Spero
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery presents a major UK survey of the work of celebrated American artist, feminist and activist Nancy Spero (1926-2009). On display from March 3 and runs until May 2, 2011. A feminist pioneer and politically active throughou…
Famous Movie Theater in Alabama Inspires Robert Cottingham for New Exhibition at Forum Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- A famous movie theater in Montgomery, Alabama, the site where Rosa Parks started the Civil Rights Movement, is the subject of an exhibition of new work by Robert Cottingham at Forum Gallery from February 24 through April 9, 2011. Empire …
Famous Movie Theater in Alabama Inspires Robert Cottingham for New Exhibition at Forum Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- A famous movie theater in Montgomery, Alabama, the site where Rosa Parks started the Civil Rights Movement, is the subject of an exhibition of new work by Robert Cottingham at Forum Gallery from February 24 through April 9, 2011. Empire …
The Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art at the Hudson River Museum
YONKERS, NY.- The Chemistry of Color titles a bold and vibrant collection of paintings from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), which opens at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, on February 5.Works by African – American artists from a key …
Birmingham Museum of Art Takes a Historic Look at an African-American Art Movement
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- On December 5, the Birmingham Museum of Art will open an exhibition designed to open 21st century eyes to an astounding, if little-known phenomenon in the history of African-American art: The Spiral Collective. Spiral was the name take…
Bob Dylan’s Handwritten Lyrics for "The Times They are A-Changin’" to Sell at Sotheby’s in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for “The Times They are A-Changin'” are heading for the auction block in New York City. They could sell for an estimated $200,000 to $300,000. Written in pencil on a sheet of unruled, three-hole …
Newspaper’s Revelation Rocks Civil Rights Photographer Ernest C. Withers’ Family
MEMPHIS (AP).- The startling revelation that a revered civil rights photographer also was an FBI informant who tipped investigators about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others has left his children denying he was a snitch and spurred some movement…