ROXBURY - More than 200 portrait banners now line Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury. Their faces tell the story of Black female leaders in Boston. "People understand and talk about Irish Boston, Italian ...

The ESSENCE Black Women in Sports Portrait Studio came to life in Vegas as the city was bubbling with excitement ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. The studio stood as a space and a testament to the spirit of ...

An inspiring portrait project initiative started to celebrate the record number of women serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and aims to inspire women and girls everywhere. The “Dear ...

When former first lady Michelle Obama’s official portrait was unveiled on Feb. 12, 2018, at the National Portrait Gallery, the crowd present and all who looked on virtually were witnessing major ...

Still, Latimore persevered. On Saturday, Latimore will be honored at the Sandrell Rivers Theater in Liberty City, surrounded by many of the people whose life he has documented over the past 50 years.

Learn about four LGBTQ+ women who were featured in projects across the Smithsonian Meredith Herndon Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference in 1979. Collection of the Smithsonian ...

Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol.

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The artist, whose portraits explore leisure and repose, has suddenly found success in the notoriously fickle gallery world. The artist Danielle Mckinney, photographed at her Jersey City, N.J., studio ...

Fine artist Latoya Hobbs is inspired by the ordinary yet remarkable happenings of Black women’s lives. Whether it’s the tender silence surrounding a mother cradling her child in bed, or the exhausted ...

As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences, ...