The historian has been at the forefront of telling the lost stories of U.S. radicalismāin comic book formāfor nearly two decades
The new wave of labor activism shown in āIn the Fields of the North/ En los Campos del Norte,ā
by David Bacon, is encouraging
A look at āPaul Robeson: A Watched Manā, by Jordan Goodman
On March 31, I gave my final tour of the exhibition “Places of Validation” that I co-curated at the California African American…
Von Blum Throughout the 20th century, African American artists have used their creative powers to document and celebrate the historical record of…
Paul Von Blum Since the 19th century, African American artists have devoted extensive attention to storytelling in visual form. Their paintings, drawings,…
Sculpture has played a powerful role in the artistic heritage of Africa. Too often regarded as "primitive," and routinely consigned to…
Many American art historians, critics, and laypersons know of the powerful influence of Charles White, one of the premier African American artists…
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