This article highlights the critical work of Black artists who helped to bring African-American experiences into the elite art world. Black Arts as a movement speaks straight to the requirements and goals of Black America. The Black artist speaks to the spiritual and cultural requirements of Black people in their artistry.
The practitioners of Black arts are motivated by a desire to challenge white power structures and assert an African American cultural identity. Black arts intend to serve the neighborhood and artists.
Eric Gardner’s new study Black Print Unbound: the Christian Recorder, African American Literature, and Periodical Culture (Oxford University Press, 2015) explores the development and voice of the Christian Recorder during the years leading up to and immediately after the American…
Black artists highlight racial pride, an appreciation of African heritage, and a commitment to produce works that show the culture and experiences of black people. In each age, occasions of the day galvanize black artists to create, arrange, and change the world.