Gordon Parks Foundation Hosts "Celebrating Fashion" Awards Gala

blackgivesback, a blog dedicated to philanthrophy in the Black community, highlights the Gordon Parks Foundation's "Celebrating Fashion" Awards Gala.

Paul Jones African-American Art Collection

A short film featuring the African-American art collection of Paul Jones, recently shown at the Bryant Center and Stillman College.

Credit: Tommy Stevenson, an associate editor at The Tuscaloosa News in Alabama.

Changing of the Guard: The White House Art Collection

As the President suits up for the battle ahead on the nomination of the first Hispanic woman to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, so too is there a changing of the guard in the art represented on the walls of the White House. This Wall Street Journal article reports on the revamping of the White House art collection. Providing insight on the curators, advisors, and collectors who are part of the larger frame, we witness the history of the selection process which has roots in nineteenth-century visual conventions, connoisseurship, and controversy.