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Melissa Crawley More Content Now USA TODAY NETWORK A misstep tests a couple’s relationship, African American visual artists are recognized and a crusader for justice is reimagined for a new audience. Dispatches: Weekly TV news NBC is rebooting the classic sitcom “Kate and Allie.” The updated series is about two best friends who are raising their children together in one household. Erica Oyama will write and executive produce. The original show aired on CBS for six seasons. ABC gave a pilo...

Tuesday, February 9  Black Art: In the Absence of Light Per an HBO official description, “Inspired by the late David Driskell’s landmark 1976 exhibition, Two Centuries of Black American Art, the documentary Black Art: In the Absence of Light offers an illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today.” 9 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, February 10  Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Netflixs latest true-crime watch is here. Read an off...

Black Contemporary Art Online Aesthetica teams up with ISE-DA – a trailblazing platform promoting Black visual arts culture – to highlight the best digital exhibitions, online galleries and videos. Established for young creatives, collectors and enthusiasts of Black African descent, ISE-DA aims to cultivate a pioneering new generation of creatives who are interested, invested and informed about art across the Diaspora. February is Black History Month in the US; many of their selected ...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. From the fall of 1976 through the summer of 1977, the same scene repeated itself at art museums around the country—long lines of people stretching outside of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, and finally at the Brooklyn Museum, all to see David Driskell’s exhibition, Two Centuries of Black American Art.  With this exhibit, Driskell, who died last year at t...

HBOs Black Art: In The Absence of Light debuts February 9 Sanford Biggers. Photo: Courtesy HBO. NEW YORK, NY .- Firmly rooted in the history of the Black American experience, Black Art: In The Absence of Light, debuting Tuesday, February 9 (9:00-10:25 p.m. ET/PT), is directed and produced by award-winning documentarian Sam Pollard (HBO’s “Atlanta Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children”). A vital and illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost African American visual artist...

‘Many Voices, Many Visions’ A new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition features artworks from Penn’s collection that echo today’s social, political, and environmental upheaval. University Curator Lynn Marsden-Atlass curated the Arthur Ross Gallery’s current exhibition, “Many Voices, Many Visions”, which features 43 works from the Penn Art Collection. Putting together an art exhibition in the middle of a pandemic is a partic...

Netflix Announces Will Smith-Led Documentary Series Amend: The Fight for America (TV News Roundup) Antonio Ferme, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail DATES Amend: The Fight for America” will premiere on  Feb. 17. Executive produced and hosted by Will Smith, each hour-long episode will explore American history through a lens that will have its viewers questioning what a “United States” really means. Terence Carter, More from Variety Millennials” will begin premiering weekly on Feb. 25...

Melissa Crawley More Content Now USA TODAY NETWORK A misstep tests a couple’s relationship, African American visual artists are recognized and a crusader for justice is reimagined for a new audience. Dispatches: Weekly TV news NBC is rebooting the classic sitcom “Kate and Allie.” The updated series is about two best friends who are raising their children together in one household. Erica Oyama will write and executive produce. The original show aired on CBS for six seasons. ABC gave a pilo...

Friday, February 5 from 6 p.m. 9 p.m. for the High Museum of Arts High Frequency Friday. The event is being presented and curated by the Sound Tables Karl Injex and will also feature Kai Alcé and Radcliffe Bailey. Check out all the details below + ticket information and COVID-19 safety protocals.  In the Atrium: Lace up your dancing kicks and get ready to sweat to music from Kai Alcé and Jamal Ahmad. On the Orkin Terrace: Head out onto the Orkin Terrace for a curated musical experience fr...

Athens Banner-Herald The life and work of David C. Driskell, one of the worlds leading authorities on the subject of African-American art, will be celebrated with a special exhibit at Morgan Countys Steffen Thomas Museum of Art beginning Feb. 11 and continuing through April 17. “Celebrating Creative Genius: The Art, Life and Legacy of Eatonton, Georgia native David Driskell“ will feature paintings, collages, and prints by Driskell, who passed away in April 2020 at age 88. “We dont go aro...