The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, ...

Crafters and artists find camaraderie and build skills through the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland.

Routed West” expands on a previous display of Black diaspora works from the 1940-to-1970 Second Migration period.

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African ...

For a long period of American history, art created by African Americans was considered irrelevant and unworthy of ...

For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem like decorative patterns and ...

Okokon created his own barbershop posters using African American men with West African scarification patterns across their faces. Okokon used beads and pieces of wires to create and replicate the ...

For many travelers, these global explorations provide context for understanding African American experiences within broader historical patterns. Museums like the International Slavery Museum in ...