Marlon Troy Riggs was an American filmmaker, educator, poet, and gay rights activist. Riggs created films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is housed at Stanford University Libraries. Continue reading Profile: Marlon Riggs (1957-1994)
Afua Richardson is an African-Native American artist. She did covers for five issues of Marvel’s World of Wakanda and art for a short story backup in the first issue. Continue reading Profile: Afua Richardson (1980-)
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was established in 1971, although its roots go back to the Democratic Select Committee (DSC). The DSC was started in 1969 by Representative Charles Diggs of Michigan, who was looking for a way the nine black members of the House of Representatives could meet and talk about their common political concerns. Continue reading Profile: CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (1971- )
Michael Rolando Richards was an African-American sculptor of Jamaican and Costa Rican ancestry who was killed on September 11, 2001, during the World Trade Center attack while in his art studio on the 92nd Floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower. He explored his African-American history and identity through sculpture, conceptual art, and installation pieces. Influenced by the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s, Richards delved into African-American history and folklore for images that would expose the contradictions of American society. Richards worked primarily in bronze. Continue reading Profile: Michael Richards (1963-2001)
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