Babcock Galleries in New York City presents African Americans: Seeing and Seen, 1766 – 1916, an incisive overview of refined and controversial fine art and popular culture images of African Americans as artists and subjects. Bitter brutality and cruel caricature alternate with respectful revelations and positive portrayals of the status of African Americans. It may [...]
Amy Ruth’s Restaurant | New York, NY
Amy Ruth’s has been feeding locals, tourists and celebrities the best soul food North of Mason Dixon line for years. No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to this famous Harlem Southern cuisine hub. Named after owner Carl S. Redding’s grandmother, Amy Ruth Moore Bass, this Manhattan soul food spot brings [...]
Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn) | New York, NY
For decades, Bedford-Stuyvesant, along with Harlem, has been one of the cultural centers of New York’s African American population. Following the construction of the A line subway between Harlem and Bedford in the 1930s, African Americans left an overcrowded Harlem for more housing availability in Bedford-Stuyvesant. From there, African Americans eventually moved into the [...]
National Black Fine Arts Show, New York, NY
William Johnson, Cafe, 1940 Featuring the finest dealers of traditional African, Caribbean and African-American paintings, sculpture, prints, photography and fabric art, the National Black Fine Art Show is the only venue where collectors, students, and curators can view and buy from the full gamut of original Black art in a single venue. It provides [...]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York, NY
Directed by the legendary dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison, the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its 50th year of bringing African-American cultural expression and the American modern dance tradition to the world’s stages. The 18-month celebration will include a U.S. tour featuring special events, promotions and collaborations. The troupe officially begins its five [...]
African Diaspora Film Festival, New York, NY
The first festival focusing on the depicting the diversity and richness of the global Black experience, the African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF) celebrates its 16th year in 2008. ADFF features an eclectic mix of urban, classic, foreign and independent films including many world and U.S. premieres. The directorial debut of Giancarlo Esposito (see below), this [...]
