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Wooden bwoom helmet-mask of the Kuba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist u
Hyena mask of the Bwa people, Burkina Faso, made from painted wood and vegetable fibers. Now in the
It’s been about six months since we partnered with Tiny Cards by Duolingo to create learning decks f
African Red Slip wares. Bowl with appliqué decoration of oak sprays and hunting dogs with jewelled o
Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) after returning from World War I. All
Civil War Veterans, Memorial Day, 1935. These particular gentlemen were key heads of the movement t
coffeebourbon:Abdel Kader Haidara, The Librarian Who Saved Timbuktu’s Cultural Treasures From al Qae
Inspired by the Black Power movement and active as a feminist in the New York art world in the 1970s
Mask depicting ritual scarification, of the Ngbaka people, Nord-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic
Betye Saar’s 1972 assemblage piece, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima reclaims the image of Aunt Jemima,
Carved wooden comb from Madagascar. Now in the Musée des arts africains, océaniens et amérindiens à
Headdress from the Idoma people of Nigeria’s Guinea Coast. Artist unknown; early 20th century. Now
Bass Reeves, former slave, 19th century Old West gunfighter, bounty hunter, and lawman.
‘Afrika News’, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [early 1970s].
‘Free Dessie Woods - Smash Colonial Violence’, National Committee to Defend Dessie Woods
sciencefriday:Meet the African Americans who integrated NASA during the Civil Rights Movement:Morgan
“Alongside the Iggy Pop Life Class drawings, I have selected some objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s
A postcard featuring a hunter from Madagascar, circa 1904.
March 21st 1960: Sharpeville massacreOn this day in 1960, police opened fire on peaceful anti-aparth
When Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr. started at DuPont in 1964, he was only the fourth African American with
Rare percussion North African kabyle muskets, 1860’s to 1880’s.
A selection of photographs of members of The African Choir taken at the Regent Street premises of th
Pwoom itok dance mask of the Ngeende people, Kasai province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Arti
WE GOTTA STOP CALLING ON THE “US” AND START CALLING ON EACH OTHER. MY FAMILY I NEED YOU.
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