John Wesley Dobbs was an African-American civic and political leader in Atlanta, Georgia. He was often referred to as the unofficial “mayor” of Auburn Avenue, the spine of the black community in the city.
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Henry Jay Lewis was an American double-bassist and orchestral conductor whose career extended over four decades. Continue reading Profile: Henry Jay Lewis (1932-1996)
Titus Kaphar is an American painter whose work reconfigures and regenerates art history to include the African-American subject. Continue reading Profile: Titus Kaphar (1976-)
Jennie C. Jones is an African-American artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been described, by Ken Johnson, as evoking minimalism, and paying tribute to the cross-pollination of different genres of music, especially jazz. Continue reading Profile: Jennie C. Jones (1968-)
