Carnival Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The Brazilian Carnival, or Carnaval is an annual festival in Brazil held four days before Ash Wednesday, the day of fasting and repentance that marks the beginning of Lent. The celebration originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1641, when the city’s bourgeoisie imported the practice of holding balls and masquerade parties from Paris. It originally [...]
Top Photography Books for Black History Month
Believing that images are one of the most effective and powerful ways to recognize and validate the diversity and accomplishments of African Americans, the editors of our sister site, Black History Album, have compiled a list of inspirational African American photography books in celebration of Black History Month.
Posing Beauty: African American Images
from the 1890s to [...]
Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles CA
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The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), in its 17th year, is the nation’s largest black film festival. Established in 1992, PAFF is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. PAFF’s stated goal is to present and showcase [...]
Black Paris: African Americans in the City of Light
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“J’ai deux amours: Two loves have I, my country and Paris.”
– Josephine Baker
“In Paris, I lived in all parts of the city — on the Right Bank and the Left, among the bourgeoisie and among les misérables, and knew all kinds of people, from pimps and prostitutes in Pigalle to Egyptian bankers in Neuilly. This [...]
The Sphinx Competition, Detroit, MI
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The Sphinx Competition presented is held every year (in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan) and is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of [...]
