Category: Art
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Fisk University’s Morgan Price makes history as first HBCU gymnast to win consecutive USA Gymnastics All-around championships, highlighted by a perfect 10 score this season.
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Edith MacDonald-Brown, believed to be Canada’s first Black woman artist, is finally celebrated with a solo museum show 70 years after her death.
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Ololade Ayelabola made history by walking 77.75 miles in heels over 5 days. Discover how she overcame pain and doubt to break this incredible Guinness World Record.
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Jewel Rodgers, 27, becomes Nebraska’s first Black Poet Laureate. Discover how her spoken word poetry is inspiring the next generation
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Howard Simmons, one of the first Black photographers at the Chicago Sun-Times, showcases his iconic images at the Oak Park Public Library in a powerful Black History Month exhibit.
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Anne Collins Smith makes history as the new chief curator at the New Orleans Museum of Art, bringing expertise in African American art and innovative leadership to NOMA.
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Barbie celebrates the 45th anniversary of its first Black doll with a special collectible honoring Kitty Black Perkins, the designer who made history by creating Black Barbie in 1980.
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Igi Lola Ayedun transforms São Paulo’s first Black-owned gallery into the Hoa Cultural Society, a nonprofit focused on racial equity, supporting marginalized artists, and promoting cultural diversity in Brazil’s art world.
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Explore the legacy of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, the first Black woman with a national art commission. Discover her groundbreaking sculptures that shaped history.
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Tameka Ellington becomes the McKinley Museum’s first Black history curator, leading plans for a dedicated Black history wing.
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