Tag: Black Lives Matter

• Zak Ové’s Triumph at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London (2016)

  

  The 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presented its fourth consecutive edition at Somerset House in London (6-9 October 2016) – organised by the Fair’s founding director, Moroccan-born entrepreneur and art enthusiast Touria El Glaoui. Expanding in size and scale by an increase of 40% since its inaugural edition in 2013, this year’s 1:54 showcased works by more than 130 artists from…

  Carol Ann Dixon

  October 10, 2016

  Africa, African Diaspora, Art, Contemporary African Art, Contemporary Art, Exhibition Review, London, United Kingdom

  1: 54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Black Lives Matter, Installation, Somerset House, Touria El Glaoui, Zak Ové

• “American Policing: Lessons on Resistance” – Discussions at the Schomburg in New York

  

  ‘American Policing: Lessons on Resistance’ is the title of a panel discussion that took place at the Schomburg in New York on 18th February 2015 as a follow-up conversation to their recent town-hall-style debate on ‘American Policing: The War on Black Bodies’. The session featured wide-ranging commentary on issues related to police brutality, racial discrimination, ‘stop and frisk’/’stop…

  Carol Ann Dixon

  February 19, 2015

  Art – Politics, Cultural Discourse, North America, Racism, United States of America

  Activism, African American history, Anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, Citizenship, Community activism, Cultural diversity, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, New York, Policing, Politics, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Social justice