Editor s note: This is the sixth part in Frontpage Mag s new series on Racist Mayors. (See previous parts below this article). Stay tuned for more installments. As a Philadelphia City Councilman in 2014, two years before his election as the city’s 99th mayor, Jim Kenney, an Eagles fan, tweeted that Chris Christie, a Cowboys fan, was a “fat ass.” Kenney then let it rip: “You suck! Kissing Texas ass for 2016!” While sports fanaticism might be a forgivable offense among overzealous males, two years earlier in 2012, Kenney tweeted Lou Dobbs after the latter made critical comments about Obama’s reelection: “You are a large asshole. Crawl back under your rock. You are a hater and a creep hiding behind your microphone.”
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A Rare Spotlight on Black Women s Art Still Shines After 51 Years
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Black artists will take center stage at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute art museum this summer, with a pair of exhibitions launching Saturday, June 19.
The exhibitions don’t just explore works by Black artists, but the historical marginalization they face from the established world of art galleries, museums and private collectors.
Emma Amos: Color Odyssey is a major retrospective on the eponymous artist, whose career spanned nearly six decades. Amos combined her interest in painting, printmaking, weaving and collage in mixed media works exploring what it meant to be a woman and artist of color during civil rights and feminist movements.
Call & Response: Collecting African American Art will explore the museum’s effort to diversify its collection over the past 30 years. Works from the permanent collection by artists like Jean-Michael Basquiat and Carrie Mae Weems will be displayed and interpreted by eight community commentators via a multimedia app.