For Esohe and George Galbreath the art that fills nearly every wall of their three-story Atlanta home is about more than aesthetics. “We want to be good stewards of our story,” said Esohe Galbreath, ...
For many Black art collectors, the home doubles as a gallery. Not just because our interiors are where we keep our most valued possessions, but, as artist and curator Jessica Gaynelle Moss explains, ...
Arts research never sleeps, with dozens of discoveries and news stories breaking each week about our favorite artists, styles, and periods. The examination of Black artists and sitters throughout art ...
As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences, ...
When Sam Gilliam died last year, it was a huge loss for the art world. That was followed, in March, by the death of Lou Stovall, and a few years back we also lost David C. Driskell, a world­renowned ...
People walk past the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Jan. 7, 2021 in New York City, where a groundbreaking exhibition running through July shatters conventional narratives. Photo by Angela Weiss /AFP ...
Winter is a perfect time to immerse yourself in thought-provoking exhibitions that center on Black art and storytelling. This season, museums and galleries across the globe are showcasing works that ...
L.A. has long been a beacon for the arts. So it’s only fitting that “Forever,” the Netflix series that showrunner Mara Brock Akil envisioned as “a love story within a love letter to Los Angeles,” ...
This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. When ESSENCE magazine’s inaugural issue was released in May of 1970, it stood alone in ...
The executive director of the Museum of the African Diaspora says the goal is to “celebrate the rich Black art landscape” of the region. By Jori Finkel When Monetta White was a co-owner of the San ...
*Beginning this Thursday, February 6, “Who’s Behind Black Art” will air on aspireTV to celebrate Black History Month. We spoke to writer and director John Campbell about his award-winning docuseries ...
Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought ...