Renowned actors and philanthropists Tim and Daphne Maxwell Reid are partnering with Virginia State University to present the Legacy Media Institute, a month-long filmmaking program exposing VSU students to the industry best practices. From the release: “This program will provide VSU students with specialized skills, training and experience in mass media guided by top professionals,” [...]
Tougaloo College will host its 14th annual ‘Art Colony’ event from July 11-16, 2010 on the campus. A retreat for seasoned and novice artists, art instructors and art enthusiasts, the week-long event will provide studio workshops and forums to inspire conversation and engagement in visual arts culture. This year’s instructing artists are: Sam Burston • [...]
Whether its VJ’ing a performance art experience, creating exhibitions, or schooling college students on the art of hip-hop culture, Bowie State University Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media Art Tewodross Melchishua is in the business of promoting the aesthetic value of hip-hop culture. And business is good. “For me, it’s all about creating discussion on the convergence [...]
Wiley College was named to an elite list of colleges and universities across the state of Texas and throughout the United States as a member of the Texas Association of Music Schools. Wiley joins Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University as the third HBCU to be admitted in the association’s 72-year history. From [...]
The Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Ga opened an elaborate exhibit on the history of Fort Valley State University earlier this month, to the delight of school officials and community members. From the Macon Telegraph: The first room focuses on the introduction and founding of the institution. Pictures on the wall are of the [...]
Renowned author and historian Bernie McRae has made a sizable donation of more than 20 years of research on African-American military history to the Hampton University Museum. McRae’s research is compiled from numerous libraries, archives and historic sites, much of which he features on three popular historical websites: www.lwfaah.net, www.lwfaam.net andwww.bjmjr.net. He also manages several research forums [...]
Fisk University filed a motion last week in Chancery Court, seeking a trial date to settle its controversial efforts to sale a bequeathed art collection. From the Tennessean: The collection includes 101 modern art masterpieces, including two O’Keeffe paintings, photographs by her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, and works by Picasso, Renoir and others. Since 2005, university [...]
The Department of Theatre Arts at Alabama State University has recently received a five-year, full accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre. ASU is now one of five HBCUs in the country to boast an accredited program in the discipline. “This is really big for the department as well as the university,” said [...]
Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and Tougaloo College are partnering with the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, MS. The museum, which will feature a new teacher-training exhibition on the Legacy of Timbuktu, hopes that partnerships will inspire an infusion of awareness and education on Muslim cultures, starting in secondary schools. “It’s [...]
Talladega College is home to the historic Amistad Murals, a collection of artwork painted in 1938 depicting the legacy of West Africans who were captured, enslaved and eventually freed by order of the Supreme Court in 1841. In January of this year, TC commissioned a communications firm to chronicle the history of the murals, and [...]
