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 directly to the requirements and goals of Black America. The Black artist speaks to the cultural and spiritual requirements of Black people in their artistry.
African-American arts represent a cultural movement. It consists of numerous visual artists, efficiency artists, sculptors, authors, musicians, and more. The practitioners of Black arts are encouraged by a desire to challenge white class structure and assert an African American cultural identity. Witchcrafts intend to serve the neighborhood and artists.
Happy Black History Month! This year the Rediscovering Black History blog at the National Archives would like to highlight select posts from the past. This public blog was created to inform researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in records related to African-American history at the National Archives and Presidential Libraries on the vast amount of textual, electronic, photographs, and special media available for use. For the past four years, NARA employees, student interns, and independent researchers have written informative and insightful blogs on the black experience through the use of our holdings. The highlighted blog posts for the month of February will center around popular themes. Today’s theme is Black Power.
In 2016, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Black Power movement in America. The blogs posted about Black Power were some of our most popular. They related to such topics as the Black Panthers, individuals who made strides within Black Power, and attempts towards black economic independence. The black power blogs were also written in part to promote NARA Say it Loud! Employee Affinity Group’s panel presentation “Revolutionary Movements Then and Now: Black Power and Black Lives Matter,” which was held in October 2016 at the National Archives in Washington, D. C.
- “Elaine Brown: Leader and Activist” by Daniella Furman
- “Black Power Politics: The Congressional Black Caucus” by Tina L. Ligon
- “Unbought and Unbossed: Shirley Chisholm and the 1972 Presidential Run” by Tiffany Walker
- “”Turn this Town Out”: Stokely Carmichael, Black Power and the March against Fear” by Tina L. Ligon
- “Black Panther: A News Reel Video” by Tina L. Ligon
- “Soul City, North Carolina!” by Tina L. Ligon
- “Revolutionary Movements Then and Now: Black Power and Black Lives Matter”
Black artists emphasize racial pride, an appreciation of African heritage, and a dedication to produce works that show the culture and experiences of black individuals. In each period, events of the day galvanize black artists to produce, arrange, and transform the world.