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[Updated] Redo Your Digs With Even More Black-Owned Home Goods We Love

If you’re looking to breathe new life into your space, check out some of our favorite home goods from Black-owned brands

By

Angela Johnson

Published

August 13, 2022
Crime, Criminal Justice

F.B.I Seizes 25 Contested Basquiat Paintings From Florida Museum

The raid happened mid-ray while surrounding visitors watched agents remove works from the walls.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

June 29, 2022
Culture

Basquiat’s Untitled Sells For Historic $85 Million At NYC Phillips Auction

Its seller, art collector and Japanese e-commerce billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, originally purchased the painting in 2016.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

May 20, 2022
Culture

New Basquiat Exhibition, “King Pleasure,” Opens In NYC

Long live King Jean-Michel Basquiat, the artist we are still discovering anew

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

April 10, 2022
Entertainment, Television

Stephan James to Star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in Upcoming Limited Series

‘To embody such a revolutionary will simply be one of the greatest honors of my career,’ James said.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

February 24, 2022
Black Excellence, Culture

Iris Nevins Creates Black NFT Brand to ‘Rebalance Power’ in the Marketplace

29-year-old Iris Nevins and her team have collaborated to create a NFT to promote Black artists, receiving $140,000 in revenue in under a year.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

January 18, 2022
Entertainment, Movies

Kelvin Harrison Jr. to Star in Basquiat Biopic Samo Lives

Kelvin Harrison Jr. reunites with director Julius Onah for Jean-Michel Basquiat biopic Samo Lives.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

January 6, 2022
Culture

Glitter Eyeshadow, Thin Eyebrows, and More Makeup That Shaped the Culture

TLC said, “you can buy all the make-up that M.A.C. can make” and we did!

By

Tiffani DuPree

Published

December 24, 2021
Culture

The Little-Known Story of Bill Traylor, One of America's Most Important Artists of the 20th Century

Bill Traylor’s extraordinary life story is American history. The self-taught artist began his unique drawings in his 80s and produced over 1,200 works. His drawings depicted memories from the plantation and the Black Southern experience throughout the 20th century. Bill was born into slavery in Alabama, lived through the Civil War, the Reconstruction period, Jim…

By

Peter J. Rickards

Published

May 27, 2021
Beauty + Style

A Stitch in Time: A Partnership Crafted to Empower the Legendary Quilters of Gee's Bend Is Bringing Their Treasures to Etsy

There are countless cultural contributions Black Americans have made to this country since our reluctant arrival on these shores, but among the most enduring are the famed quilts of Gee’s Bend, Ala., (formally known as Boykin). The majority African American “inland island” largely isolated from the mainland is home to a community descended from the…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

February 3, 2021