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Art / Arts & Culture / Music

Tis the season: The Grammys, the start of holiday music, and more

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 - by Robin James - Leave a Comment

It’s Grammy Awards time, and the holiday season is upon us, so there are plenty of potential gift-giving ideas here.

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Art / Arts & Culture / Music

Rihanna to headline Super Bowl halftime show

September 26, 2022September 28, 2022 - by Stacy M. Brown

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Apple music made the announcement on September 25, and Rihanna took to Instagram displaying an NFL football, signaling her appearance.

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Art / Arts & Culture / Featured

Artwork honors George Floyd’s life, raises funds for nonprofit

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 - by Dwight Hobbes

George Floyd’s tragic death inspires a triumph as In Black Ink, Accession Projects, and celebrated artist Harriet Bart collaborate on ‘Pleas/Please.’

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Art / Arts & Culture / Arts & Culture / Slider

Circus Abyssinia is an Ethiopian dream come true

September 26, 2019September 27, 2019 - by Solomon Gustavo

Not only is the ‘Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams’ cast entirely Ethiopian, but every mesmerizing aerial stunt, contortionism, and juggling is scored by traditional and contemporary East African music.

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Art / Arts & Culture

Through his art, former prisoner diagnoses systemic sickness of Florida’s prisons

September 3, 2018September 6, 2018 - by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Rutgers University

Dimanche hopes that his art will open some eyes, and eventually end the American tradition of locking up, neglecting, exploiting and abusing millions in prisons across the country.

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Local artist aims to spark new conversations about Blackness

May 24, 2018May 26, 2018 - by Stephenetta (isis) Harmon

Local emcee St. Paul Slim (aka Meyer Warren) has found a new voice through art, and he’s using it to challenge images and stereotypes often associated with African American culture. …

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Philando Castile artwork
Art / Arts & Culture

Philando Castile remembered in upcoming Mia art exhibit

May 17, 2018May 18, 2018 - by MSR News Online

Philando Castile will be honored in a new Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) exhibition entitled “Art and Healing: In the Moment” starting in June.

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Art / Arts & Culture / Arts & Culture / History

Mia exhibit reinserts African and Native Americans contributions

February 27, 2018March 1, 2018 - by Nadine Matthews

Alex Bortolot, chief content strategist at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), explains that its Charleston Drawing and Dining Rooms, along with the 16 other interiors that the museum has …

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