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Grace Farms opened a =long-term exhibition presenting the Design for Freedom initiative, aiming to raise awareness about labor rights and fair material supply.

With Every Fiber, an exhibition designed by Studio Cooke John, centering unethical labor practices, debuts at Grace Farms.

The National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) conference kicks off this week in Portland, Oregon.

Nina Cooke John’s latest installation, Two Boxes of Oranges and Admonia Jackson, uncovers recently revealed histories in Virginia.

A new slate of pilot projects incorporating the initiatives toolkit to ensure ethically sourced materials was announced at the summit, including BIGs Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. 

The unveiling of a monument honoring the legacy of the great Black abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, took place in the Black-majority city of Newark, New Jersey, on March 9. Named “Shadow of a Face,” taken from a 1962 Robert Hayden poem “Runaway Runagate,” the statue sits in the newly named Harriet…

The title of the city's monument was inspired by Robert Hayden's 1962 poem entitled "Runagate Runagate," which references Tubman.

A new monument of Harriet Tubman build by Nina Cooke John, has replaced the statue of Christopher Columbus in Newark, New Jersey

A monument of Harriet Tubman designed by Nina Cooke John was unveiled in Newark. The monument includes an audio experience.

A sculpture featuring Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman was unveiled in the US A towering monument to black abolitionist Harri