Stereotypes, cultural cliches take a hit in Contemporary exhibition St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Contemporary is showing three very different artists: a University City homeboy, who has appropriated the role of iconic cowboy in his art and music; a cosmopolitan German-Brazilian, now living in Brooklyn, who addresses the age-old issue of woman and nature; and an African-American film and video maker who creates documentaries and MTV-style music videos.
This time, Daley faces real challenge Chicago Sun-Times
Since Richard M. Daley defeated Mayor Eugene Sawyer in 1989, one African-American candidate after the next has made a feeble attempt to take back the seat. In 2003, Daley won with 63 percent of the black vote.
The death-deifying De Palma Calendarlive.com
* Brian De Palma's never-say-die brio. "Nothing stays buried forever," says a cop in the new Brian De Palma thriller "The Black Dahlia." This basic rule of homicide investigation also applies to De Palma's career.
Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.
An Uptown Renaissance Again New York Times
This a fascinating time for a Harlem weekend of early morning church services, midday chicken and waffles, afternoon shopping, evening bar-hopping and late-night jazz.
Fractured legacy is foreclosed Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
FREMONT – Earl Ford McNaughton appeared to have it all. He was not just a pillar of the community, but a pillar of the community his family founded. He ran the bank his family formed, in the vibrant downtown he helped sustain.
Book reviews for August 4: James Rollins, "‘Black Order"; Lisa Unger, "Beautiful Lies"; Thomas Holland, "One Drop of The Davis Enterprise
Published Aug 04, 2006 - 16:39:42 CDT. This month, we'll examine a group of thrillers and semi-thrillers. Two of them - Gayle Lynds' “The Last Spymaster” and James Rollins' “Black Order” - are by established writers.
E-mail Newsletters Washington Post
Teen girls from D.C. and Maryland are the heavenly beat-makers in the Goddesses of Rhythm , which is in the midst of a stint at the District of Columbia Arts Center. The group, created out of the Young Women's Drumming Empowerment Project, teaches girls West African hand-drumming, spoken word and
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR The Wichita Eagle
EVENTS Kansas Junior Livestock Show, 8 a.m. today, Kansas Coliseum, 85th North off I-135. Free. Information, 316-755-1243. Medicine & Healing vs. Charlatans & Quackery, medical practices of the 1870s, noon-5 p.m. today, Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd.Admission $7.75, $6.50 for seniors, $6 youth 12-17, $5.50 children ages 4-11, free for children 3 and under and members. Information,
Mixer Messages Washington City Paper
For South African sculptor Ledelle Moe, overcoming her homeland’s sad history means making humongous concrete heads. Or maybe 780 little ones.

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The leading portal to African and African Diaspora Art resources on the World Wide Web. Updated calendar of African art exhibits and shows at museums and
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This form of African body art represented beauty, strength, and status, especially when the scars are found in a decorative pattern.
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ArtSiteAfrica: An On-line Guide to the Art of Africa
Updated calendar of African art exhibits and shows at museums and galleries. Body Art (Tattoos) PanAfrica: Battle for Return of Stolen African Art
African Tattoos | Rank My Tattoos
This form of African body art represented beauty, strength, and status, especially when the scars are found in a decorative pattern.
The cultured body African Arts - Find Articles
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The Cultured Body: African Fashion and Body Arts - Schedule
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African People and Culture -Dance, Music and Musical Instruments
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Body art made its mark 300000 years ago, scientists claim. according to a study of artefacts found at an ancient archaeological site in Africa.
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