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Apply Now for Creative Capital Grants–March 1 Deadline!

Creative Capital offers more than just money to support the arts. Find out how here.

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UPCOMING: Sanford Biggers @ MASS MoCA—February 5

Expanding Afrofuturism and illuminating the career of a master painter and muralist

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Don Cornelius (1936-2012)

We bid farewell to the one and only Don Cornelius.

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NEWS: Carolina Chocolate Drops new album + tour dates

Flemons, Giddens and Jenkins return to keep traditional African-American string band music alive and well

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Consider the Festival For Year-End Charitable Giving

Still need to make some charitable donations to offset your taxable income this year? Consider donating to the Festival!

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The Siwe Project’s Global Black Mental Health Initiative

A new effort to erase the stigma of mental illness within our community.

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TOUR DATES: Saul Williams’s “Volcanic Sunlight Tour” 2012

Catch Saul when he hits the road in North America in 2012!

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TV On The Radio's "Nine Types of Light" out this spring

Always good to hear that there’s a new TVOTR album on the way!

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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of Skunk Anansie's "Wonderlustre"

Up close and personal with Skin and company as they prepare to release their new album

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Noteworthy writing on Lena Horne

"So many of us grew up knowing Lena Horne," I said to my wife Bridgett earlier tonight.  "Several generations grew up on Lena Horne," she replied.  She was 92 years old when she passed away yesterday. Pretty incredible, right? Here's a quick sample of some of the writing that's been done about her today. First, [...]

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What’s Race Got To Do With It?

The antidote to the country’s first black president

Why Is The N.Y.P.D. After Me?

A 23-year-old New Yorker talks about having been stopped and frisked by NYPD at least five times.

The Rise of the New Confederacy: How America-Hating Right-Wingers Took Over The GOP

Those on the extreme right are different. Here’s how and why.

Christian Wikane’s 10 Reasons Donna Summer Belongs In the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame

10 reasons NOT including Donna Summer is a HUGE oversight.

TOUR DATES: Saul Williams’s “Volcanic Sunlight Tour” 2012

Catch Saul when he hits the road in North America in 2012!

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