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The National Guard had occupied Delaware's largest city for nine months in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, and the trauma from both of these events left the Black community reeling, marking a moment in Wilmington's history that city residents still recall today.

WILMINGTON, De. (AP) — It was 1968 and Wilmington was recovering.

Howard University Gallery of Art currently has seven works of art on display in the “Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks” exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum. The exhibit opens October 23 with free admission.

When history of the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racism are written, let it say arts groups played vital role in creating a more equitable society.

WHYY By "Brother by Charles Searles" 1967-1969. (Delaware Art Museum, Acquisition Fund, 2020) A massive, groundbreaking Black art exhibition installed in 1971 in Wilmington will be recreated by the Delaware Art Museum next fall. “Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks” will feature most of the works that were originally part of the ambitious exhibition “Afro-American Images 1971,” a show of about 130 works representing more than 60 artists installed 50 years ago in the Wil...

WHYY By (Bigstock Photo) The outdoors and virtual activities prevail as we head into the holiday season. A bonanza of lights greets the celebration of Hanukkah, beginning today, and some beloved annual traditions are still accessible online. Light up the holidays Thursday marks the first night of Hanukkah and Boathouse Row will commemorate the occasion by kicking off their first themed light display of the 2020 holiday season. The historic attraction lights up for Hanukkah from Dec. 10-17. On D...