Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter ... at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2015. On February 12, 2018, both Wiley and the artist Amy Sherald unveiled their official presidential ...

Barack speaking to American Vogue ... portraits were commissioned to leading black artists. For Barack Obama’s portrait, the talents of Kehinde Wiley were called upon. He depicted the president ...

Did you know that in 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States? The founders of the Constitution expected leadership that transcends riches and ...

A new exhibit at the African American Museum of Dallas features Black artists from across the country who were selected among hundreds of entries for the Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art ...

In 2004, Barack Obama won a Senate seat by defeating Republican Alan Keyes in a historic election in which both main candidates were African American. Obama's national profile skyrocketed during ...

A black-and-white portrait of Alonzo Davis (image courtesy Alonzo Davis Studios; all photos courtesy parrasch heijnen gallery) Artist and ... served local African-American communities.

Project Row Houses in Houston’s Third Ward has repurposed historic row houses into art spaces since 1993, supporting African American artists and preserving Black heritage. The five-block site ...

He took that approach to his “Obama ... in African American life, culture, and history…” "Sunshine" Joe Manning's quilt "Obama Tie Quilt" chronicles key moments from Barack Obama's first ...

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle ... “In a shocking and disheartening turn of events, the African American owner of a local construction company finds himself and ...

One that resonates with me a great deal is a self-portrait by the African American artist Buford Delaney. It’s called “Self-Portrait in a Paris Bath House,” and it was made in 1970 ...

“It’s a repository for African American history,” says library ... including President Barack Obama’s election. The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation opened this museum last January in a ...

The attorney, author and wife of Barack Obama made history as the first African-American First Lady of the United States in 2009, and has received international acclaim for her multiple ethical ...