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11 Los Angeles-Area Museum Exhibitions Are Showcasing Works By a Spectrum of Black Artists

11 Los Angeles-Area Museum Exhibitions Are Showcasing Works By a Spectrum of Black Artists

  From San Marino to Downtown Los Angeles, Leimert Park and Long Beach, museums are showcasing the work of emerging, mid-career, and historic Black artists. Among the expansive offerings are Afro-Atlantic Histories, a survey of five centuries of art; a Njideka Akuumyili Crosby show organized by Hilton Als; the first U.S. exhibiition of Turner Prize-winner Helen Cammock; and the first L.A. solo museum exhibitions of Henry Taylor, Milford [Read More...]
Idris Elba Plans to Build Film Studio in Ghana

Idris Elba Plans to Build Film Studio in Ghana

  Idris Elba is seemingly aiming to become the Tyler Perry of Ghana by building a film studio in the West African country to invest in Ghanaian filmmakers. The British film star visited Ghana recently, where he met with the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Jubilee House, Business Insider Africa reported. During the meeting, Elba pitched his idea to build a film studio in the country. Source: Idris Elba Plans to Build [Read More...]
Pasadena’s Getting A Bookstore Named For Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler

Pasadena’s Getting A Bookstore Named For Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler

Pasadena is set to get another independent bookstore: Octavia’s Bookshelf. Owner Nikki High said she hopes to highlight authors who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. High chose the name as a tribute to Pasadena native, science-fiction author and MacArthur fellow Octavia Butler who died in 2006. Butler was one of the first to feature people of color in sci-fi novels. “She was the first Black sci-fi writer that I read, [Read More...]