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Before Classes Begin, Morehouse Gives Its Freshmen a Lesson in Belonging
“I’ve got a feeling somebody’s trying to sneak in my house … Morehouse!” A boisterous crowd sang into…
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For 100 Years, This Chinatown Church Has Helped Chinese Immigrants Build New Lives in New York
Down Manhattan Chinatown’s bustling Pell Street, a modest five-story building sits tucked between a neighborhood barbershop and a wonton noodle restaurant. Its weathered crimson façade and forest green doors almost blend into the surrounding streetscape of aging buildings that line the block. Yet on closer inspection, clues reveal an extraordinary past. The building at 21…
International Black Theatre Fest is feast of theater, community, and rejuvenation of the soul
There is nothing in the world like the International Black Theatre Festival, held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and presented by the North Carolina (NC) Black Repertory Company. The biennial festival, formerly known as the Black Theatre Festival, ran July 27 to August 1 this year and was a who’s who of theater, as well as…
The Assassinated Word: Kanafani at 54
The same logic that bombed a novelist’s car in 1972 is now embedded in today’s content moderation policies, platform architecture, large language model training data, and the deliberate severing of a fibre-optic cable. Read more via Scalawag: The Assassinated Word: Kanafani at 54.
Chinese culture trend or Chinamaxxing – young voices weigh in
By Danielle Liu For a fuller understanding of this brief short, we encourage you to watch this video. A transcript follows below. Danielle Liu: Recently, I’ve seen a bunch of […] The post Chinese culture trend or Chinamaxxing – young voices weigh in appeared first on AsAmNews.
Casa Abuelita: A respite for Latina caregivers in North Carolina
El programa Casa Abuelita ha ayudado a un total de 18 madres a través de retiros de fines de semana, recordándoles que su propio bienestar es esencial para poder cuidar de sus familias La entrada Casa Abuelita: Un respiro para cuidadoras latinas en Carolina del Norte se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Casa Abuelita:…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz: “I’m no diva. I simply work my fingers to the bone” (1954-2026)
El autor y artista Benjamin Alire Sáenz (1954-2026), rodeado de sus libros y pinturas en su casa de El Paso. Foto: Alfredo Corchado La increíblemente ajetreada y prolífica vida de Benjamin Alire Sáenz se detuvo el martes, 28 de julio de 2026, a sus 71 años. Quisimos reproducir esta entrevista que le hicimos…
‘Like Stonewall all over again’: The turmoil after the city’s infringement on Baltimore Pride and Trans Pride planning
On a weekend intended for celebration and joy, Baltimore’s trans community instead faced violence and neglect from the city’s leaders and agencies. Baltimore Trans Pride, organized by Maryland Safe Haven, returned in June for its fifth year with a weeklong series of community-led events, but for the first time, the highly-anticipated weekend festival was under…
The revival of Baltimore’s quilt competition underscores fiber arts as tactile storytelling
Fiber art hasn’t been the same since the COVID-19 pandemic. What was once only seen as a provincial pastime has expanded into a fine art laden with urgency and voice. Quilts, and the people who make them, seem hungry to preserve something sacred and majestic. Even my own grandmother, who after quilting for the last…
It’s Here – The First Official Black WV Public Arts Guide!
Welcome to the first official guide for Black murals, monuments and sculptures in WV. Unlike other types of art, public art is fully free. Accessible. No ticket needed. No entry fee. It is available to see any time of day and night. Of the people, for the people and often by the people. Vivacious. Colorful.…
Denise Oliver-Velez, Young Lords leader and Black Panther Party member, dies at 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, a famed member of both the Young Lords and the Black Panther Party and a prominent contributor to Daily Kos, died on July 15. She was 78. “Denise lived and encompassed this very special connection between Puerto Ricans and Black Americans in New York City that was forged out of struggle,” said Erica…
Joe Healy: One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s Treasure
Making objects of beauty from the things we throw away This week we welcome Joe Healy, an artist recently featured in Epicenter’s exhibition Cut Creators: Collage for Contemporary Times. It’s hard to imagine that his work is made of materials salvaged from discarded consumer waste. The pieces resemble tribal imagery with an optically explosive quality…
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