On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the government to integrate the segregated military. Continue reading Executive Order 9981: Ending Segregation in the Armed Forces
Bert Long, Jr.was a chef, painter, photographer, sculptor, and founder of Project Row Houses Continue reading Profile: Bert Long, Jr (1940-2013)
Daniel Lind-Ramos is an African-Puerto Rican painter and sculptor who lives and works in Puerto Rico. Continue reading Profile: Daniel Lind-Ramos (1953-)
Norman Wilfred Lewis was an American painter, scholar, and teacher. Lewis, who was African-American and of Bermudian descent, was associated with abstract expressionism, and used representational strategies to focus on black urban life and his community’s struggles. Continue reading Profile: Norman Wilfred Lewis (1909-1979)
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