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Lets go! is the first exhibition in the U.S. to look extensively at the work of Cameroonian photographers Jacques Toussele, Joseph Chila and Samuel Finlak. The trio of artists, along with their well-known counterparts from Mali and Senegal, helped define the golden age of studio portraiture in West Africa. Combining technical proficiency with an imaginative and at times playful eye, they fueled their clients desire to be represented and seen through this versatile medium. Through more than 100 ...

West African Photography's Golden Age On Display - Glendora, CA - Fowler Museum presents 'Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s–1990s' beginning July 1.

Before our dear Government bans opinion writing and blogging in Nigeria, a beautifully written piece titled "A Fulani woman's dilemma about igbos" by

Gemma Rodrigues will direct the education program at the Johnson Museum to support critical inquiry and appreciation of global arts and cultures for Cornell classes, K-12 teachers and schools, community groups, and the public.

Before our dear Government bans opinion writing and blogging in Nigeria, a beautifully written piece titled "One-Sided Report on Igbos: A Fulani Woman’s Dilemma," by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim, caught my attention and I couldn’t resist responding to it swiftly. At a time of uncertainty, insecurity, civil unrest

Personally, I too have witnessed the accommodating and respectful nature of the Fulani, having worked closely with some of them in Abuja.

Plus, the future of two of LA’s oldest restaurant icons hangs in the balance, and good news for fans of the Alamo Drafthouse

The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is stepping down after nearly two decades Todd Cheney/UCLA Chon Noriega speaking during a tour of the Chicano Studies Research Center–organized exhibition “Home — So Different, So Appealing” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2017. Noela Hueso | May 21, 2021 When Chon Noriega became director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, he saw it as an opportunity for him to take some of the things he was doing at...

How to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Los Angeles Stacey Leasca © Provided by Travel + Leisure Frederic J. Brown/Getty Image May 1 marked the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a time when we pay "tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched Americas history and are instrumental in its future success." And there is perhaps no better place to do just that than around the city of Los Angeles. "L.A. is ...

Print The weekend is young, and I’m feeling partial to patty melts and Bloody Marys (with gobs of horseradish, por please). I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s essential culture news — and chihuahua imitators. Our cartoon avatars The cartoon is endlessly malleable, able to serve as a staple of children’s programming even as it questions gender norms (e.g. Bugs Bunny) or functions as a proponent of U.S. foreign policy (m...