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Chicano Park Murals, Neutra's Studio, and Schomburg Center Named National Historic Landmarks
This week, the US Department of the Interior designated 24 new National Historic Landmarks, including several vital art and culture sites.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Blerds and Bleeks Swarm Harlem's Black Comic Book Festival
Forget James Bond — how about we get Idris Elba to be the next Batman?
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An Art Exhibition 'for colored girls'
The current exhibition at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is titled, i found god in myself: The 40th Anniversary of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls. Though on its face this weighty title sounds empowering, ultimately it belies the exhibition and the or
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Faith Ringgold's Unrealized Tribute to Harlem Literary Life
A little-known depiction of Harlem literary life and African-American literature by Faith Ringgold is currently on view at the New York Public Library in its exhibition The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter.