These One-of-a-Kind Lapel Pins Take Inspiration From African Art

Glenn Spiro’s one-of-a-kind lapel pins take inspiration from African Art, adding a fresh, daring, and modern touch to your ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities Through Quilts

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM’s collection Howard Kaplan Carolyn Mazloomi, The Family Embraces, 1997, machine reverse appliqued, hand-stitched, and quilted cotton ...
Billings Gazette

Northern Cheyenne woman uses ledger art to honor tribe, family

In 2002, Alaina Buffalo Spirit’s only child, John Kalama, was murdered. The grief almost overwhelmed her, but her grandchildren, then 8 and 10, kept her focused on survival. Keoni and Kahelelani ...
NPR

Mickalene Thomas makes art that 'gives Black women their flowers'

In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, and frequently accentuated by rhinestones and rich ...