The New York Art World Had High Hopes for Black Wall Street Gallery. Allegations Against Its Founder Have Soured Those Dreams
Artists who've shown with Black Wall Street Gallery allege that owner Ricco Wright owes them upwards of $100,000.
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Artists who've shown with Black Wall Street Gallery allege that owner Ricco Wright owes them upwards of $100,000.
A Manhattan art gallery featuring an exhibit observing the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre has been struck by vandalism.
New York City's Black Wall Street Gallery was vandalized multiple times as organizers prepared to commemorate the deadly event's 100-year anniversary.
Dr. Ricco Wright, the owner of the Black Wall Street Gallery, said he discovered graffiti smeared in white paint on the windows of the Mercer St. gallery on Monday and Tuesday, the 100th anniversary of the massacre, which occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921. A third incident was discovered Wednesday, Wright said.
The owner and curator of the Black Wall Street Gallery, which has an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, said t