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4/2/20

9:17 AM

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Entertainment4/2/20

Entertainment4/2/20

Kanye West's High School Artwork Appraised on 'Antiques Roadshow'

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1/23/20

2:30 PM

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For the Culture: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Portraits to Make Multi-City Tour

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1/17/20

11:30 AM

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Howard University Receives $2.5 Million African-American Art Collection in Honor of Former Professor

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11/25/19

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Culture11/25/19

Culture11/25/19

'There Was Silence. It Was Understood': Reflections About 'yasiin bey: Negus,' the Listening Installation at the Brooklyn Museum

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11/24/19

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Race Matters11/24/19

Race Matters11/24/19

Sacramento Elementary School Teacher Throws Away Students’ Black Lives Matter Project

Karu F. Daniels

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11/20/19

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Gender Studies11/20/19

Gender Studies11/20/19

Artistic License: In a Statement-Making Move, the Baltimore Museum of Art Makes a Commitment to Women Artists in 2020

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11/14/19

5:10 PM

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Yasiin Bey Presenting His New Album Negus Exclusively in Museums Surrounded by Art Is What Happens When Musicians Get Bored

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11/14/19

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History11/14/19

History11/14/19

So, What Exactly Does One Wear to a Slave Rebellion Reenactment, Anyway?

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11/13/19

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Culture11/13/19

Culture11/13/19

The Solange-Curated Bridge-s at the Getty Center Is a Hypnotizing and Ethereal Viewpoint on Transition

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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11/8/19

12:30 PM

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How to Look at Atatiana Jefferson

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5/16/19

11:00 AM

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Politics5/16/19

Politics5/16/19

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s Father Just Blew $91 Million on a Stainless Steel Rabbit That Doesn’t Even Vibrate

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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3/4/19

11:57 AM

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Florida Teacher Cries As She's Forced to Remove Kneeling Colin Kaepernick Poster

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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2/13/19

3:55 PM

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Color Creatives2/13/19

Color Creatives2/13/19

Kadir Nelson Puts Iconic Moments in Black History on Canvas

Peter J. Rickards

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2/3/19

11:57 AM

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Days Before the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick Mural in Atlanta is Destroyed

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12/27/18

1:34 PM

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Social Media12/27/18

Social Media12/27/18

Picasso Papi: Drake Says His Son Adonis Is the Greatest Artist of All Time

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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12/6/18

6:17 PM

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Art and Activism Create Darker Gods for Art Basel Miami

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10/29/18

5:07 PM

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The Root Video10/29/18

The Root Video10/29/18

Painting Black Men to Be Seen and Respected as Powerful Figures in the Art World

Peter J. Rickards

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5/18/18

11:15 AM

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The Root Video5/18/18

The Root Video5/18/18

Watch: Kerry James Marshall Just Sold the Most Expensive Painting by a Living African-American Artist [Updated]

Peter J. Rickards

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5/11/18

5:54 PM

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The Root Video5/11/18

The Root Video5/11/18

Judge of Characters: Black Men, White Wives ... This Is America

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2/12/18

3:10 PM

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Barack and Michelle Obama’s Official Portrait Unveiling Was a Shining Moment of Black History

Breanna Edwards

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