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A #BRICFUNDBLOG: **The Impact of Black Arts on Mainstream Culture** The Colorado Black Arts Movement (CBAM) shares the impact of Black art on the culture and its significant influence on society. Click on the link to read all about the power of Black art→ https://lnkd.in/gAyRXKFT #blackarts #cbam #artsandculture #powerofblackart #bricfundco

Invest in Black Art: Investing in Black art is a profoundly impactful act that uplifts not just the artists themselves but the culture and communities they represent. Read how it uplifts. #blackfineart #signourguestbook #jacoblawrence https://lnkd.in/g84KSFu5

Who does medical research is a matter of life and death for African-Americans. The first Black editor of the Journal of the American Heart Association has demonstrated how to make a difference with science and he's among the BlackBio100 we welcome on Jan. 15 for Innovation&Equity23 along with the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology and the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Infrastructure as we examine Protecting Our Civil Rights With/From Technology.

Inclusive lending is key to creating a just economy and addressing long-standing systemic racial bias. Opportunity Finance Network's resource guides mission-driven lenders to incorporate an explicit focus on racial equity, inclusion, and accessibility into their practices.

**NEW REPORT** The Cultural Solidarity Fund (CSF) is an initiative administered by IndieSpace (formerly The Indie Theater Fund) with leadership by LEIMAY and a coalition of arts administrators and institutions that provides relief microgrants of $500 to artists and cultural workers including individual artists, administrators, production staff, custodians, art educators, ushers, guards, and more and prioritizes Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrant, disabled, d/Deaf, and trans and gender-nonconforming individuals who have been most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Sruti Suryanarayanan and Emma Werowinski Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4ek7jNu

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ATTN: Practitioners, Movement Leaders, Philanthropist: Nominations are now being accepted to contribute alongside living legends who have been creating bodies of work that have/are changing the course of how healing race is done. The time is NOW! "Being Black, Healing Black is an extraordinary gathering that will bring together Black Leaders & Titans through a public nomination process to experience a radically reimagined approach to confronting the legacy of, contending with, and ultimately, healing race.   Being Black, Healing Black is one of three seed events planned toward the creation of the Healing Race Portal.   Conceived of by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Healing Race Portal (HRP) will be developed as an experiential journey through racialization, carrying the  history-sharing of Legacy forward to return home to the body where healing must take place. By healing race, we are referring to the initiation of a generative process of metabolizing the historical, generational, epigenetic and allostatic negative impacts of racialization upon and within our bodies. Planting the seed with an event for Black people is an homage to the unique location our people have been situated within the corrupted ideal that is race. Rev. angel will be joined by Resmaa Menakem, the celebrated therapist and leading voice on racialized trauma. Together, they will create a powerful container for embodied exploration and praxis with race unlike any other." Read more on how you can be a part of this monumentous project! Contact [email protected] for inquiries. https://lnkd.in/eNVavpDq

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate this year’s theme of “African Americans and the Arts” the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is hosting its annual month-long festival. #blackhistorymonth2024 African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans. Learn more about ASALH and African Americans and the Arts https://nuvi.me/6iihdb

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate this year’s theme of “African Americans and the Arts” the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is hosting its annual month-long festival. #blackhistorymonth2024 African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans. Learn more about ASALH and African Americans and the Arts https://nuvi.me/uh0asd