Identity

The Free Black Women’s Library

“Part of what inspired the project was wanting to create something that really centered the brilliance and creativity of Black women writers and the transformative possibilities that come with reading.”

Poetry

"Birches" by Robert Frost: An Optical Poem, 2024

“When I see birches bend to left and right / Across the lines of straighter darker trees, / I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.” On April 7, 1955, Robert Frost delivered a poetry reading at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Music

Farah Siraj: Diggi Ya Rababa

Named Jordan's “Musical Ambassadress,” Farah Siraj’s unique idiom melds influences from Arabian music, flamenco, and jazz.

Poetry

The Block

I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.

Black History

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 5, Art as Activism

What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?

Music

Alsarah & the Nubatones: Nuba Noutou

Founded in 2011, Alsarah & the Nubatones have dubbed their sound “East African retro-pop.”

Black History

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 4, Music & Nightlife

What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?

Poetry

At the Reception

For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Guerrilla Girls

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Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Marie Denise Villers

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