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any have used the age-old tale of a phoenix rising from ashes as a metaphor for life to remind us that beauty can be on the other side of pain, tragedy and loss if we allow it. The sordid history of Gadsden’s Wharf, a former slave ship docking port in Charleston, South Carolina, will soon …

Charleston, S.C. – After over 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has announced that the museum will be welcoming visitors for opening the weekend of January 21, 2023.  Read More

Charleston, S.C. – After over 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has announced that the museum will be welcoming visitors for opening the weekend of January 21, 2023. Built upon the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf – one of the nation’s most prolific slave trading ports – the International African American Museum …

                                Keisha Kirkland joins as public and community relations manager Charleston, S.C. – The International African American Museum (IAAM) has added Keisha Kirkland as the public and community relations manager. In this role, Kirkland will be responsible for developing and …

Museum to open at the site of Slave Trading Port After more than 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum will open in Charleston, South Carolina on January 21, 2023.  Read More

Museums Are Still Closed in Shanghai – The city’s two-month hard lockdown officially lifted on June 1—but museums, alongside gyms and theaters, remain closed and have been given no timeframe for reopening. Officials have offered rent relief to cultural spaces impacted by the lockdown, but only certain galleries qualify. Read More

In other headlines:  International African American Museum set to open in 2023. The International African American Museum in Charleston officially announced a January 2023 opening date after over two decades to get the operation up and running. Museum leaders said it will open its doors to the public the weekend of Jan. 21, 2023. Read More

“The International African American Museum (IAAM) will open its doors next January in Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, where over 100,000 enslaved people were estimated to have disembarked from slave ships.” Read More

Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related cultureThe California Reparations Task Force issued an interim report on June 1. The nearly 500-page document addresses historic discrimination against artists and cultural producers in Chapter 9, which is titled Control Over Creative, Cultural, and Intellectual Life (page 298). Read …

In our first lengthy journey of the trip, we head south in search of stories from two centuries ago. Traces are there, but larger meanings remain elusive. Read More