Sentences with phrase «african diaspora communities»

The finished product is a 30» by 9» textile mural that aims to celebrate the contemporary African Diaspora communities of Boston by featuring textiles created in West African traditions.

STITCHED INTO MEMORY is a free public art exhibition celebrating the contemporary African Diaspora communities of Boston that features traditional West African textiles designed and created by Boston artist / educator, Stephen Hamilton, in collaboration with nine Boston teenagers.

This program was a unique opportunity for Soul of Brooklyn Consortium organizations, a group of nonprofit arts organizations representing the African Diaspora communities of Brooklyn, to secure funding for artistic projects.

Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Urban Bush Women (UBW) seeks to bring the untold and under - told histories and stories of disenfranchised people to light through dance from a woman - centered perspective and as members of the African Diaspora community.

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This film has the potential to inspire not just the African American community, but also the broader black American community — including African, Caribbean, and Afro - Latin American immigrants — and even the African diaspora.

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

«Now, Adriano is seeking to ensure the seat originally created to give the African and Caribbean diaspora representation in Washington remains at the forefront of fighting poverty, speaking truth to power, and serving as a national model of cooperation between communities of color nation - wide.

Participants represented the Nation of Islam, RainbowPush Coalition, Africa Ascension, World African Diaspora Union (WADU), All African Peoples Revolutionary Party (AAPRP), the Religious Heritage of the African World Pan African Ministers, the African Community Centers, UNIA / ACL, African Association of Georgia, the New Black Panther Party, The Dignity Delegation, Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta, Sankofa Church and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

The organization creates a platform for movies with universal appeal to the African - American community, while highlighting films produced, written, directed and starring, persons from the African Diaspora.

We have representation across Asian American, and Pacific Islanders both in our programming but also in our steering committee; and then as in previous years, substantial - representation across the African and African American Diaspora, and LatinX communities.

During the year, UTB interns also visited the African Diaspora Museum, reflected on their own culture, and visited a food bank to think about where food comes from and its accessibility in different communities.

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Current partners include: A Blade of Grass, American Folk Art Museum, Bad at Sports, BRIC, Bronx Museum of Art, Bureau of General Services — Queer Division, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, Community Access Art Collective, Decolonize This Place, Discwoman, El Museo de Los Sures, Eyebeam, Flux Factory, Fourth Arts Block, Interference Archive, International Center of Photography, Knockdown Center, Maker Park Radio, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Hall of Science, No Longer Empty, Recess, Social Justice Tours, Social Practice Queens, Studio Museum in Harlem, Swale, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, The 8th Floor, and Visual AIDS.

#race #ethnicity #gender #institutions #access #identity Since the Civil Rights Era, it has become commonplace for marginalized ethnic communities to instate their own institutions of sociological and cultural study such as university Ethic Studies departments and museums like Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.

Since the Civil Rights Era, it has become commonplace for marginalized ethnic communities to instate their own institutions of sociological and cultural study such as university Ethic Studies departments and museums like Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.

To the past honorees, however, among whom I feel especially humbled and privileged to share this honor, I'd like to thank you for your example and achievements that have enriched us all: Andrea [Barnwell Brownlee], whose ambitious and inspired curatorial work gives voice to women artists of the African Diaspora; Jerry [Cullum], a visionary writer whose genius lies in his ability to synthesize the experience of art with poetic complexity; Louis [Corrigan], a trailblazing community leader whose innovative ethos and generosity has rekindled the boundless spirit of Nexus; Lisa [Cremin], a leader of responsible and responsive philanthropy who personifies the idiomatic true north for the arts in Atlanta; Lucinda [Bunnen], a brilliant artist and pioneering collector who established photography as an essential feature of contemporary visual culture in our city... and at the High Museum; and Susan [Bridges], den mother to us all, whose generosity of spirit is set off by her unshakable personal integrity.

Museum of the African Diaspora «Community Voices: Poets Speak.»

The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) preserves and presents African Diaspora cultures, promoting arts and culture as tools for personal transformation, community - building,...

A juried selection of artists have created dynamic works inspired by topics important to our community and the history of the Mansion, such as colonialism, the impact of history on the experience of the African Diaspora today, and what it means to be a textile artist.

Her work centers the lived experiences of Africans in the Diaspora and prioritizes community accessibility.

Deborah Colton Gallery: «Tribute: Women Artists of the African Diaspora,» a collaboration with Community Artists» Collective, through Nov. 5; 2445 North Blvd.; 713-869-5151, deborahcoltongallery.com.

The Studio's program, focused on artists of the African diaspora, mirrors the local community's demographics.

«I'm most interested in documenting communities of the African diaspora,» he says of the work he plans to pursue in the future.

Consisting of large scale hand - pulled silkscreen and acrylic paintings on canvas, LA - based artist, Knowledge Bennett's latest show at Joseph Gross Gallery explores the African diaspora, critiquing the treatment of the Black American Community by the American government throughout history.

The event puts a spotlight on the creative triumphs of Sub-Saharan Africa and the African diaspora while also raising funds to support Amref's various infrastructure improvement initiatives on the African continent, including increasing access to water and healthcare among many other positive benefits for communities across Africa.To further support these efforts, Amref is hosting a contemporary African art auction, featuring various works of contemporary art and hosted by Artsy.

Redefining Print: Contemporary Prints From Women of the African Diaspora: Works by the ROUX Collective of Houston and others, through Aug. 28; Community Artists» Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116; 713-523-1616, thecollective.org.