purpose
Jul. 24, 2017 9:42 am
This Pew-funded residency will give exposure to Philly’s African American artists
The African American Museum in Philadelphia's Residency for Art and Change seeks to advance the work of emerging local Black artists.
purpose
Jul. 12, 2017 7:47 am
10 films about ‘resistance’ you can see at BlackStar next month
The sixth annual film festival will explore what it means to resist power structures and the status quo.
results
Feb. 24, 2017 12:53 pm
Listen to these personal stories about immigration, being a Black man and more
"Commonspace" is the new radio show, podcast and live event series produced by First Person Arts and WHYY that features stories about timely topics.
purpose
Dec. 19, 2016 10:01 am
The Afrofuturist Affair got some love from The New York Times
Founded by Community Legal Services attorney and sci-fi writer Rasheedah Phillips, the collective was name-dropped in a Times piece on contemporary Afrofuturism.
purpose
Oct. 17, 2016 7:23 am
It’s go-time for Philly barbershops boosting the Black vote
Duerward “DJ Woody Wood” Beale's civic engagement project won a $250,000 Knight News Challenge grant last year. With the presidential election a mere three weeks away, the pressure is on.
people
Aug. 2, 2016 12:46 pm
BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes is ‘not afraid’ to end the festival someday
Holmes discusses the future of the film festival and why it's OK for things to end if they've had a "lovely life."
people
Jul. 12, 2016 8:15 am
These artist fellows are getting $75K to explore: “Art can’t be completely co-opted into capitalism”
Newly minted Pew Center for Arts & Heritage fellows Jennifer Kidwell, Tiona McClodden and Heidi Saman explain the role philanthropy plays in funding American art.