‘I Am America: Black Genealogy Through the Eye of An Artist’ opens at San...
Artist Nate Creekmore was inspired to create this artwork by the story of a formerly enslaved African named Litt Young given him by curator Kheven LaGrone for the “I Am America” exhibit. “I Am...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for March 2012
by Wanda Sabir Her story: Occupy San Quentin When the beautiful sister smiled shyly at me as I, as unobtrusively as possible, took her photo while she waited to speak at Occupy San Quentin, I wasn’t...
View Article‘Afro-Futurism: Envisioning the Year 2070 and Beyond’
by Kheven LaGrone “Afro-Futurism: Envisioning the Year 2070 and Beyond” reflects and builds upon African American history. The art exhibit challenges us to cherish and critique the moment. By placing...
View Article‘I Am San Francisco: (Re)Collecting the Home of Native Black San Franciscans’...
“I Am San Francisco: (Re)Collecting the Home of Native Black San Franciscans,” an exhibit that captures the home and soul of native Black San Francisco, comes to the African American Center of the...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for February 2016
by Wanda Sabir Ninety years ago in 1926, Carter G. Woodson (Dec. 19, 1875-April 3, 1950), historian, scholar, author and maverick for Black self-determination, founded Negro History Week. In 1976 the...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for July 2017
by Wanda Sabir Happy birthday, Sister Makinya Sibeko-Kouate. Happy first birthday to my grandson, Legend! Happy birthday to the Cancers and Leos: Karen Oyekanmi, Alison Gates, Marcus Lorenzo Penn, MD....
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for October 2017
by Wanda Sabir AAMLO’s future Folks have probably heard by now that the African American Museum and Library, Oakland (AAMLO), is without a permanent director. While the search is being articulated and...
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