James Brown exhibit opens while museum plans awaitORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – James Brown knew all along that he wanted to open a museum to inspire people – especially the poor – to pursue their dreams. So he carefully saved all his belongings, from glittering suits and glossy shoes to the comb he used to neatly sculpt his hair. The soul singer who […]
African American magazine archives shared by Smithsonian and GettyWASHINGTON and LOS ANGELES – A consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Mellon Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution, announced July 28 the official transfer of ownership of the acclaimed Johnson Publishing Company (JPC) archive to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American […]
Kraftwerk ‘industrial robots’ launch concert series at Berlin museumBERLIN (AFP)- German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk kicked off eight nights of concerts at an iconic Berlin museum Tuesday with a multimedia performance of their classic album “Autobahn.” Founding member Ralf Huetter, 68, collaborated with other artists to make 3D films to be projected in the signature glass-and-steel shell of the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National […]
Universal Live’s Black History Month auction closes Feb. 24NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Nearly 250 lots of Black Americana items, timed to coincide with Black History Month, are being sold in an Internet-only auction that is currently online and will end Friday, Feb. 24. The auction is being conducted by Universal Live, a firm that holds a host of themed online sales each month, often […]