Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare Bearden painted ...

“It Don’t Mean a Thing” was a declaration of the artistic and cultural impact of jazz, an art form birthed in Black communities. The song’s popularity helped legitimize jazz as a ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

proving that jazz is a living, breathing art form. Grace Wales Bonner’s designs are deeply rooted in Black history. Acting much like a curator, she blurs the lines between fashion, art ...

Throughout its twentieth-century evolution from mass entertainment to elite art, African-American jazz has reflected social tensions surrounding race, class, “cultivated” taste, and “vernacular” pop ...

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock ... has plenty of contemporary art examples to share in her upcoming ...

Sip, bop and celebrate with AfriKin: Art, Jazz and Champagne ... Jokeeta Savariau: “I do a lot of Black historic figures. I do a lot of Indigenous. You’ll see some Afro-Latinos.