Juneteenth, June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This Juneteenth, explore our video archive that shines a light on issues of race and inequality, with a goal of helping to effect positive change.
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora is a publication committed to establishing and representing a collective voice of women photographers of African descent. The inaugural issue of MFON features more than one hundred women photographers and essays written by women scholars, journalists, and artists. MFON was founded by award winning documentary photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and critically acclaimed, award winning visual artist Adama Delphine Fawundu with the goal of creating awareness of the impact that women photographers of African descent have in the world.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration 2019
The celebration included conversations, songs, and poetry with Toshi Reagon, Carl Hancock Rux, and Will Calhoun, and was curated around the exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: Strategies of Engagement. What connects all the performers are the strategies of engagements utilized in their life’s work and activism, very much like Dr. King’s.
Never Before Seen: Toshi Reagon Interview
Musician Toshi Reagon talks about Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the social-justice movement, her rejection of the term “activist”, and how America doesn’t yet deserve a “mushy story.”
Artists in the House: Collecting Art of the African Diaspora
Has the production of art from the African Diaspora moved beyond “Black Art?” What works are most collected by institutions and private collectors? Who determines the intellectual or aesthetic value of a work of art? Watch this recap of a discussion with panelists Danny Simmons, collector, curator, artist, and activist, Eric Edwards, collector of African art and artifacts, and Halima Taha, Ph.D.
In case you missed it, explore Third Thursday: Raising Voices
Read the Allentown Art Museum’s statement on our commitment to bringing people together to share perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of one another and the world around us at here.