💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🎨🧵 Artist, author, and activist Faith Ringgold didn't wait for permission to define herself – she painted, quilted, and wrote her own story for over 90 years. From 1930s #Harlem to her famous "story quilts," her #art remains a testament to #activism and representation.

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🎨🧵 Artist, author, and activist Faith Ringgold didn't wait for permission to define herself – she painted, quilted, and wrote her own story for over 90 years. From 1930s #Harlem to her famous "story quilts," her #art remains a testament to #activism and representation.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-radical-vision-of-faith-ringgold-artist-author-and-activist?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=faith-ringgold-radical-vision

#history #biography #civilrights #nyc #paintings #quilting #education #blackhistory #creativity #tksst #video

New Tyler Perry Netflix TV Show Announced Featuring Harlem Star

https://misryoum.com/us/movies/new-tyler-perry-netflix-tv-show-announced-featuring/

Netflix has announced that Tyler Perry‘s new TV show about firefighters is now in production. Tyler Lepley headlines Where There’s Smoke as Owen. Lepley is best known for playing Ian on Harlem, a Prime Video comedy series. Lepley previously...

#New #Tyler #Perry #Netflix #Show #Announced #Featuring #Harlem #Star #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

The legacy of the Studio Museum in Harlem

https://misryoum.com/us/lifestyle/the-legacy-of-the-studio-museum-in-harlem/

In 1968, a group of artists, activists, and community members founded the Studio Museum in Harlem. It was a space not just for displaying works celebrating the contributions of African-American artists, but also to foster up-and-coming artists through a...

#The #legacy #the #Studio #Museum #Harlem #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

#OTD (Feb. 26)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#StLouis #Harlem #Chicago #Brooklyn #Bronx #Cleveland #NewEngland #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Feb. 19)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Cleveland #Cuba #Detroit #Chicago #SewickleyPA #Harlem #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Feb. 18)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #SyracuseNY #SewickleyPA #Pittsburgh #Denver #Harlem #NewJersey #HighlandsNJ #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory