Acacia Collection: A Treasure of African
Americana
This museum is unlike any museum
experience anywhere in the world, because every
artifact on display was designed and used by
African Americans.
www.acaciacollection.com
African American Museum of Philadelphia
The first institution built by a
major United States city to house and interpret
the life and artistic contributions of African
Americans.
www.aampmuseum.org
Afro-American Cultural Center
Located in Charlotte, the Center
exists to present, preserve and promote African
American art, culture and history for the
education and enlightenment of all.
www.aacc-charlotte.org
Andre Guichard
The work of Guichard, a black artist,
was published in African Art: The Diaspora
and Beyond The Daniel Texidor Parker Collection
by Daniel Texidor Parker, 2004.
www.artjaz.com/artists/guichard/index.html
Annie Lee
This popular female artist uses acrylic paint
to create interesting images of African
Americans in their daily life habits. She began
her professional career as an artist at the age
of 40, and has become an international
sensation.
www.annieleearts.com/index.php
Anthony D. Lee
Lee has been creatively influenced by
the city's culinary and musical atmosphere and
the years following the Civil Rights Movement.
www.artjaz.com/artists/anthonylee/index.html
Anyta Thomas
Thomas' artwork has been shown at
exhibitions such as the African American Art
Museum in Philadelphia.
www.artjaz.com/artists/athomas/index.html
Arna Bontemps African American Museum and
Cultural Arts Center
Their mission is to further knowledge
of the legacy of Bontemps and to promote
awareness of African American history and
culture through programs in the humanities and
arts.
www.arnabontempsmuseum.com
ArtJaz Gallery
This gallery, established in 1999,
provides a venue for exhibiting contemporary
fine art by new and emerging Artists of African
descent.
www.artjaz.com
Association of African American Museums (AAAM)
This association is a non-profit
member organization established to support
African and African American focused museums -
nationally and internationally. It is the
premier organization that represents such art
museums, and others.
www.blackmuseums.org
Avisca.com
This site features a large selection of
limited edition and open edition prints and
posters by popular African American, African and
Caribbean artists.
www.avisca.com
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of
Virginia
The museum's goal is to become a
statewide resource on the many facets of Black
history through exhibitions, discussions and
celebrations.
www.blackhistorymuseum.org
Black Art Depot
Based in Atlanta, this company's goal is to be
the number one supplier of african-american art,
gifts and collectibles in the Southeast. They
donate 5% of all profits to a deserving charity
within the community.
www.blackartdepot.com
Buchi Upjohn Aghaji
Aghaji, born in Nigeria, expresses
his art through a variety of media including
oil, watercolor and acrylic on cold-pressed
paper, canvas, burlap, wood and pottery.
www.artjaz.com/artists/aghaji/index.html
California African American Museum
The museum's mission is to research,
collect, preserve and interpret for public
enrichment, the history, art and culture of
African Americans.
www.caam.ca.gov
Calvin Coleman
The messages that Coleman's works
relay are global as he strongly believe that his
spiritual beliefs are global and has the power
to transcend cultural, ethnic and national
barriers.
www.artjaz.com/artists/coleman/index.html
Charles H Wright Museum of African American
History
The museum provides learning
opportunities, exhibitions, programs and events
based on outstanding collections and research
that explore the diverse history and culture of
African Americans.
www.maah-detroit.org
Charly Palmer
Charley Palmer has his artwork
displayed at art galleries all over the United
States and has received multiple awards and
commissions.
www.artjaz.com/artists/palmer/index.html
Chattanooga African American Museum
The museum is a source of curricula,
historical references, creative works and media
about the African American experience.
www.caamhistory.com
Cynthelia L. Cephas
The interest of Cephas, a quilter,
was ignited when she became a member of the
Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild of New Jersey and
her hobby developed into a small business, C. C.
Quilts.
www.artjaz.com/artists/cephas/index.html
Dane Tilghman
Tilgman has established himself as
one of the premier painters of African American
Golf Art and Negro League Baseball images.
www.artjaz.com/artists/tilghman/index.html
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Diana Shannon Young
Diana's artwork of vibrant hues has
been shown at exhibitions all over the country.
He work was even commissioned by the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in 2004.
www.artjaz.com/artists/shannonYoung/index.html
Ernani Silva
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro,
this Black artist has developed a distinctive
style that contains abstract, Brazilian and
African elements, laced with rich and vibrant
color.
www.artjaz.com/artists/silva/index.html
Felicia Grant-Preston
This Black artist feels her work is a
"reflection of deep spirituality, her identity
as a black woman and her love of color." Her
work is very popular, and highly-respected in
the industry.
www.artjaz.com/artists/grant-preston/index.html
Gale Fulton-Ross
The art work of Gale Fulton-Ross can
be seen at the American Museum of African
American Artists in Boston and the California
Museum of African American Art - among other
places.
www.artjaz.com/artists/ross/index.html
George Nock
Nock, a former runningback for the
New York Jets and the Washington Redskins, has
created artwork that has been exhibited all over
the United States.
www.artjaz.com/artists/nock/index.html
Jackson Collins
Collins' style is inspired by the
trials and triumphs of Martin Luther King Jr.,
Malcom X, and Muhammed Ali, and documents
history through a unique cultural perspective.
www.artjaz.com/artists/collins/index.html
JFest
An annual program produced by the Cotton Club
Museum and Cultural Center in Gainesville,
Florida. The program runs an annual competition
for Black artists from all around the world. The
event
celebrates African cultural heritage with
fine, and folk arts.
www.cce.ufl.edu/JFest/index.html
Jose Sebourne
In 2004. Jose was the recipient of
the African American Visual Artist Master Artist
Award for the Tri-State Area.
www.josesebourne.com
Katherine Kisa
Born in Kenya, this well-known
African artist has earned many awards and has
her artwork shown in numerous exhibitions in the
United States.
www.artjaz.com/artists/kisa/index.html
Kimmy Cantrell
Cantrell uses ceramic sculpture as
her art platform and has her sculptures have
been exhibited at New York's prestigious
National Black Fine Art Show and International
Art Expo.
www.artjaz.com/artists/kimmy/index.html
Lois Mailou Jones
For more than fifty years, Lois
Mailou Jones has enjoyed a consistently
successful career as a painter, teacher, book
illustrator, and textile designer until her
death in 1998.
www.octobergallery.com/artists/jones.htm
Moe Brooker
Moe teaches two-dimensional design
and painting at Moore College of Art and Design,
the nation's first and only women's college
devoted to the visual arts.
www.artnet.com/artist/3117/moe-brooker.html
Museum of African American History
New England's largest museum
dedicated to preserving, conserving and
interpreting the contributions of African
Americans. Much of the preservation is done
through art.
www.afroammuseum.org
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural
Center
The mission of the Center is to
educate the public about African American
history and culture from the African origins to
the present by collecting, preserving, and
interpreting material evidence of the Black
experience. More than 100 contemporary art
quilts are featured in this touring exhibition.
www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/places/afroam/index.html
National Museum of African Art
This nationally-recognized museum
fosters the discovery and appreciation of the
visual arts of Africa. It features art from
various countries - including Kenya, Somalia,
and South Africa.
www.africa.si.edu/index2.html
Oggi Ogburn
Oggi is touted as a celebrity
photographer due to his unique ability to
capture a backstage perspective through his lens
– often of the moments not captured by those
documenting the music scene.
www.oginet.com/Oggi
Paul S. Benjamin
Benjamin primarily uses collage and
acrylic paints, and he was published in Daniel
Texidor Parker's book "African Art: The Diaspora
and Beyond."
www.artjaz.com/artists/benjamin/index.html
Richard Watson
Watson's work can be identified by
themes, which infuse some element of the African
American experience: landscapes, contemporary
women, and works which allow Watson to form a
dialogue with his ancestors.
www.artjaz.com/artists/watson/index.html
Tubman Museum
The museum's mission is to educate
people about African American art, history and
culture and to promote harmony among all races.
www.tubmanmuseum.com
US Black Art
Launched in 1997, this company sells African
American art and works to develop and promote
new and original art work by a rich and diverse
group of young artists.
www.usblackart.com
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African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
and Museum
This museum, located just two blocks away from the
memorial in Washington DC, helps visitors understand the
African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle
for freedom.
http://www.afroamcivilwar.org
African Ancestry
This company can trace your ancestry back to a
specific present-day African country of origin and often
to a specific African ethnic group when African ancestry
is found.
http://www.africanancestry.com/
AfriGeneas
This web site has the ability to find and document the
last slaveholder and the first African in each family.
They provide the use of a system of genealogy for
researching African related ancestry.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/
AFSCME: African American Labor History
Old news articles
gathered by the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees. Offers insight to past workplace
discrimination issues faced by African Americans.
www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm
American Legacy Magazine
The premier
magazine of African American history and culture that
brings to light new stories of struggles, triumphs, and
accomplishments.
www.americanlegacymag.com
America's Black Holocaust Museum
This museum educates the general public of the
injustices suffered by Africans and African Americans.
Visitors are provided with a tour that will rethink
their assumptions about race and racism.
http://www.blackholocaustmuseum.org/
Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)
Provides staff and researchers ready access
to the background and context information necessary to
describe, organize, and access Black history resources.
www.archives.gov
Association for Black Culture Centers (ABCC)
An organization that seeks to critically
reclaim and perpetuate the culture of people of African
descent, through networking, caretaking and
institutionalizing of Black and Multiculture Centers.
http://provost.ncsu.edu
Association for the Study of African American Life and
History
Promotes, researches, preserves, interprets
and disseminates information about Black life, history
and culture to the global community.
www.asalh.org
Black CouTours
A destination planning service based in Chicago that
specializes in local and national tours focusing on
Black American Heritage, History, Culture, and
Entertainment.
http://www.blackcoutours.com
Black Heritage Foundation
A non-profit, charitable foundation whose primary
purpose is to support community-based organizations that
promote positive values, community service and
aspirational role models for the African-American
community.
www.lusterproducts.com/foundation.htm
Black Heritage Society (BHS)
This organization reserves and enhances
the cultural, educational, social, and economical
advancement of Black America.
www.blackheritagesociety.org
BlackHistory.com
Free online encyclopedia outlining
African American history and culture through people,
places, terms, organizations and more. This site also
allows users to interact with other through a social
networking platform.
www.blackhistory.com
BlackFacts.com
This web site offers a free online
searchable database of Black History facts. It also
showcases a "This Day in Black History" feature that
displays a timeline of events.
www.blackfacts.com
BlackPast.org
An online reference center that makes African
American history materials available, such as digital
archives, speeches, transcripts, and exclusive research.
www.blackpast.org
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Statewide resource on the many facets of Black history
through exhibitions, discussions and celebrations.
www.blackhistorymuseum.org
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Based in Detroit Michigan and located in the Detroit
Cultural Center, this museum is the world's largest
institution dedicated to the African American
experience.
http://www.maah-detroit.org/
Discover Black Heritage
Comprehensive reference source for vacationers and
business travelers planning to visit U.S. and
international locales and landmarks rich in African and
African American history.
www.discoverblackheritage.com
Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Black History
An effort to trace the African American experience and
achievements in the United States and Africa.
www.britannica.com/blackhistory
Idaho Black History Museum
This museum, one of few in the state of Idaho,
exhibits, provides educational and outreach programs,
and maintains a speakers bureau.
www.ibhm.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Commemorates the life and work of MLK by leading a
collaborative funding, design, and construction process
in the creation of a memorial to honor his national and
international contributions to world peace through
non-violent social change.
www.mlkmemorial.org
Museum of African American History
Largest museum dedicated to preserving, conserving and
interpreting the contributions of African Americans.
www.afroammuseum.org
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
This museum is committed solely to the study and
preservation of African American history. Visitors
report that this museum is the most unique and dynamic
black history experience.
http://www.ngbiwm.com/
National Visionary Leadership Project
Non-profit organization that creates tomorrow’s
leaders by recording, preserving, and distributing,
through various educational media, the wisdom of
extraordinary African American elders who have shaped
American history.
www.visionaryproject.org
PBS African American Lives
Documentary that journeys deep into ancestry of an
all-new group of remarkable individuals, offering an
in-depth look at the African-American experience and
race relations throughout U.S. history.
www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives
Sweet BlackBerry
DVDs and books that bring little known triumphant
stories to life. Produced by Karyn Parson (Hillary from
"Fresh Prince of Belair"), the stories focus on African
American accomplishments.
www.sweetblackberry.com
The HistoryMakers
Represents the single largest archival project of its
kind in the world, outdistancing the existing video oral
history collections of New York’s Schomburg Library and
the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum.
www.thehistorymakers.com
The Root
A daily online magazine that provides
thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a
variety of black perspectives. This is an effort between
Henry Louis Gates, Jr and the Washington Post.
www.theroot.com
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
A non-profit organization that honors the
accomplishments and history of African-Americans who
participated in air crew, ground crew and operations
support training in the Army Air Corps during WWII.
http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/
National Visionary Leadership Project
This non-profit organization records, preserves, and
distributes the wisdom of extraordinary African American
elders who have shaped American history.
This is done through various educational media.
http://www.visionaryproject.org/
White House African American History Recognition
There is a dedicated area on the White House's
official web site that recognizes African Americans and
Black History Month. It features a proclamation by the
president, and video footage of his personalized
message.
www.whitehouse.gov/history/africanamerican/
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