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The Odunde Festival, the largest African American street festival in the country, takes South Street by storm every year. This weekend, festival organizers are launching the inaugural Odunde Art Sho.
Reimagined JET covers, on loan from the African American Museum of Art, are making staff, visitors, and patients stop in ...
Expression through art is a way to celebrate Black history, by paying tribute to the past while looking ahead to the future. Vibrant hues, with texture, and dimension – each piece complex, and unique.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Acori Honzo as a child remembers walking into a toy store and feeling amazed. He remembers what it was like to buy his favorite action heroes, but not too many of them were ...
Michael K. Wilson curated Shaheed Rucker's exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. ''(re)Covering the Iconic'' is a series of posters using ''Jet'' magazine covers and Wheaties cereal ...
Fathers of West Philly,” honoring West Philadelphia politicians, activists, who fought against drugs and violence, and the ...
This December, AAMP is thrilled to host a week-long Kwanzaa celebration from December 26 through January 1, 2025, offering both in-person and virtual programming. Designed to honor the seven ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The African American Museum in Philadelphia is partnering with Wawa Welcome America to host a Juneteenth Block party on Thursday. There is free admission to the Center City ...
The Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia was forced to end early Thursday due to severe weather. The holiday celebration was temporarily paused for roughly 30 minutes ...
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the national “Love & Whiskey Unfiltered Book Tour Experience” will make a stop in Philadelphia, thanks to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. The extraordinary journey ...
As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences, ...