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IN THE ARTS: Resilients: African Women Dressed Traditionally in Their Grandmothers’ Clothes
6 years ago

IN THE ARTS: Resilients: African Women Dressed Traditionally in Their Grandmothers’ Clothes

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“Resilients: Fon,” (2013-2014)

© Joana Choumali

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In the Arts: Madea Get’s a Job
6 years ago

In the Arts: Madea Get’s a Job

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In the Arts: Madea’s Class Reunion
6 years ago

In the Arts: Madea’s Class Reunion

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In the Arts: Madea’s Neighbors from Hell
6 years ago

In the Arts: Madea’s Neighbors from Hell

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IN THE ART: Three generations of Louisiana negroes
6 years ago

IN THE ART: Three generations of Louisiana negroes

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Johnston Harry Hamilton, “Three generations of Louisiana negroes; Grandmother can only talk Creole French; mother talks French and English; boy only talks English.” (1910)  

© Macmillan

IN THE ARTS: Rosie Lee Tompkins & African American Improvisational Quilt-Making
6 years ago

IN THE ARTS: Rosie Lee Tompkins & African American Improvisational Quilt-Making

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African American improvisational quilt-making is an innovative branch of a medium that reaches back to African textiles and continues to thrive.

New York Times writer Roberta Smith talks about how …
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IN THE ARTS: MY GRANDMOTHER’S TONGUE
6 years ago

IN THE ARTS: MY GRANDMOTHER’S TONGUE

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Haitian American spoken word artist Melissa Lalin Briye Beauvery grew up in Brooklyn.  All 9 tracks on her cd, My Grandmother’s Tongue, are dedicated to her grandmother.  Melissa grew up surrounded …
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The Arts: Grandma’s Hands
6 years ago

The Arts: Grandma’s Hands

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IN THE ARTS: TONI MORRISON’S BELOVED
7 years ago

IN THE ARTS: TONI MORRISON’S BELOVED

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In Toni Morrison’s widely-acclaimed novel Beloved, she features a black grandmother who transcends the barriers of time and mortality. Though mainly revealed through flashbacks and a supernatural presence that haunts …
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IN THE ARTS: BUMBLEBEE, YOU SAW BIG MAMA
7 years ago

IN THE ARTS: BUMBLEBEE, YOU SAW BIG MAMA

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You saw Big Mama Thornton in her cocktail dresses & cut off boots & in her cowboy hat & man’s suit as she drummed & hollered out the happy hour …
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