As he put together an exhibit of ceramic sculptures, quilts and paintings for Black History Month, art student Sean Beard of Cal State Northridge drew on his roots. “Mother Weep No More” at the campus ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...
Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A group of second graders in Isle of Wight County used their creativity to honor Black History Month. The students at Hardy Elementary School created a Freedom Quilt ...
Quilts and quilting represent one of the most fascinating elements of the slavery period in U.S. history. Secret symbols in quilts hand-stitched by slaves guided conductors on the Underground Railroad ...
SHERMAN — Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Kamala Harris and Martin Luther King Jr., are some of several dozen Black heroes studied by students at The Sherman School, as part of a month-long project ...
WASHINGTON — A one-day installation on the National Mall brought this year’s WorldPride theme — “the fabric of freedom” — to life, as hundreds of hand-stitched quilt panels created by trans artists ...
Chorus for Paul Mooney, 2017, made of antique quilt, assorted textiles, acrylic and spray paint. Most of the quilts used in Biggers’ works were donated or came from thrift stores. Courtesy Sanford ...
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