The coast of England is no stranger to legends of shipwrecks, sea-faring feuds, and pirates. A few more of these tales have been brought to light thanks to a number of recent diving expeditions and some rather convenient weather.  The Schiedam, a Dutch merchant ship that sunk in 1684, was first rediscovered in 1971 by divers near the coast…

They ruled Sicily for two centuries and a few decades but their influence was nothing short of monumental. Under their administration, the island’s population doubled as dozens of towns were founded and cities repopulated. The Arabs changed Sicilian agriculture and cuisine. Their scientific and engineering achievements were remarkable. More significantly, they changed society itself. To…

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power shines light on a broad spectrum of Black artistic practice from 1963 to 1983, one of the most politically, socially, and aesthetically revolutionary periods in American history. Black artists across the country worked in communities, in collectives, and individually to create a range of…

Crenshaw Boulevard Is Getting A 1.3-Mile Artistic Tribute To Black LA: LAist — Read on laist.com/2018/12/20/destination_crenshaw_future_13-mile_tribute_to_black_la.php When the Metro’s new Crenshaw/LAX line opens in summer 2020, riders will travel through a 1.3-mile-long art project celebrating L.A.’s African-American achievement. “Destination Crenshaw” is set to break ground in early 2019, and will flank the route along Crenshaw…

The first in the series of artist in residence public talks at Art + Practice includes Dale Brockman Davis and Alonzo Davis, the founders and proprietors of Leimert Park’s Brockman Gallery and Brockman Productions, which exhibited celebrated artists such as David Hammons, Senga Nengudi, and Charles White early in their careers. While in residence at…

Weeksville, Brooklyn: The Remarkable Story of One of America’s First Free Black Towns — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.brownstoner.com/history/weeksville-brooklyn-history-heritage-center/amp/ Imagine being told your entire life that you were not really a citizen of your town or country. Imagine being treated as an inferior, offered only the most menial of jobs, and told to be happy with your…

African rice new world – Did slaves contribute more than solely their labor to the success of African rice plantations in the New World? — Read on www.sapiens.org/culture/african-rice-new-world/

Thursday marks the day families all over the United States come together over hearty food and football in celebration of Thanksgiving: the holiday that commemorates a shared meal and treaty signing between the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans. How perfectly American is it, though, that the Wampanoag — the first supposed Natives that settlers…

Six inches of snow and sleet didn’t deter hundreds of tenants from across New York City and state from marching up Wall Street Thursday night demanding stronger protections for low-income tenants. “I’m here to tell you what’s going on upstate!” yelled Barbara Rivera, a 30-year-old seamstress from Rochester, who drove six hours with fifteen of…

In a recent decision that will have huge repercussions on persons who attempt to obtain access to certain jobs and vacancies in universities, a panel upheld a policy that defined that for anyone wishing to qualify through affirmative action, it is not enough that said person be of African descent, but rather must look like…