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Black women reign across Detroit’s major arts and cultural institutions
October 16, 2024
by Omo Misha
Detroit Museum Celebrates 100 Years of James Baldwin
by Sarah Rose Sharpe
Hyperallergic
September 25, 2024
The Work And Life Of James Baldwin Is Immortalized In A Traveling Exhibition
by Kerane Marcellus
Essence
August 14, 2024
James Baldwin’s 100th birthday stoked spirited words and fiery hope
by Tom Molanphy
48 Hills
August 7, 2024
Sabrina Nelson brings the spirit of James Baldwin to Detroit
by Layla McMurtrie
Detroit Metro Times
August 5, 2024
The Metro: New exhibit at The Wright honors writer and activist James Baldwin
by Sydney Waelchli
Detroit Public Radio WDET
August 2, 2024
City to partner with Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Detroit Public Library on celebrated artist Sabrina Nelson’s landmark exhibition opening on the 100th birthday of iconic American writer James Baldwin
City of Detroit
August 1, 2024
Celebrating a Legacy: Sabrina Nelson’s “Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin” at The Charles H. Wright Museum
by Miss AJ Williams
Michigan Chronicle
July 26, 2024
Chicago Gallery Hosts Creatives to Mark James Baldwin Centennial
by Jess Savage
Windy Times
June 23, 2024
A Year-Long Celebration of James Baldwin’s Centennial Comes to Oakland
by Pendarvis Harshaw
KQED
March 12, 2024
Editor’s Note: A Call for Community from Artist As First Responder
by Angela N Carroll
Sugarcane Mag
January 8, 2024
Oakland Artists Say Fiscal Sponsor Emptied Their Account, Leaving Them Without Pay
By Nastia Voynovskaya
KQED
November 9, 2023
For Some in Oakland’s Hip-Hop Community, ‘Wellness is the New Genre’
By Brandy Collins
Oaklandside
October 30, 2023
Sabrina Nelson’s New York exhibit celebrated James Baldwin’s 99th birthday
By Omo Misha
Rolling Out
August 14, 2023
Artist Sabrina Nelson Celebrates James Baldwin’s 99th Birthday with ‘Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin’
By afinelyne
Gotham To Go
July 30, 2023
Juneteenth: Honoring Freedom, Feminism, & Culture
By Kanitra Lopez
Women’s Foundation California
June 7, 2023
BADG’s Creative Visionaries Grant Program Open
By Andrea Lillo
Designers Today
January 17, 2023
Artist As First Responder w/ Ashara Ekundayo
Law and Disorder at KPFA 94.1FM
January 12, 2023
Brontë Velez's Film explores Black and Indigenous Freedom in 'Salt to Catch Ghosts Exhibit'
By Jeneé Darden
KALW Public Media
November 30, 2022
Curating a Practice of Generosity: A Conversation with Ashara Ekundayo
By Angela N Carroll
Sugarcane Magazine
November 27, 2022
Meet Curator Ashara Ekundayo
By Jan Mabry
Black Renaissance CBS San Francisco
November 18, 2022
Self-Healing and Magic Crystallize in ‘SALT to CATCH GHOSTS’
By Genevieve Quick
48 Hills
September 30, 2022
“Artist As First Responder” Residencies Focus on Social, Climate Justice, and Healing
Oakland Side
August 4, 2022
Ashara Ekundayo: Artist As First Responder | Office Design
blink!LAB Architecture
July 2022
Museum of Sonoma County Features Black Artists of the Bay Area in New Exhibit
By Dan Taylor
The Press Democrat
June 23, 2022
This Community-Minded Bay Platform is Giving Black Creatives Tools to Thrive
By Emily Wilson
48 Hills
June 15, 2022
San Francisco Bay Area Black Art Collectives Explored
By Chadd Scott
See Great Art
June 12, 2022
Wallace Foundation Issues Grants to 18 Arts Organizations of Color
Artforum
May 27, 2022
Black Artist Residencies Support Growing Demand for Black Art
Papalodown
May 13, 2022
Villa Albertine San Francisco and California Humanities Announce Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis An International Exhibition and Cultural Exchange
California Humanities
April 18, 2022
The New Generation of Black Women and Nonbinary Gallerists
By Jasmin Hernandez
Artsy
March 1, 2022
Cooperative Artist Residencies Give Black Creatives the Space to Thrive
By Aric Sleeper
Nation of Change
February 10, 2022
How 9/11 Solidified the Need for Artist as First Responder
By Ashara Ekundayo
Smithsonian Folklife
September 10, 2021
folklife.si.edu
Helping BIPOC Artists Whose Work Heals and Helps Others
By Jenee Darden
KALW Public Media
September 1, 2021
kalw.org
(VIDEO) LadyRAY Chats w/ Ashara Ekundayo: Art + Healing + Black August
by LadyRAY
KMEL 106.1 FM Bay Area / IHeartRadio
August 20, 2021
kmel.com
Sights and Sounds: Ashara Ekundayo
By Jenee Darden
KALW Public Media 91.7 FM Bay Area
August 19, 2021
kalw.org
In Downtown Oakland, 30+ Storefronts Display Art Celebrating Black Joy
By Azucena Rasilla
The Oaklandside
July 16, 2021
oaklandside.org
Artist As First Responder Supports Oakland Artists of Color with Funding and Community
By Carrie Sisto
Hoodline
July 6, 2021
hoodline.com
Black Women Wail Gathers for Healing in Oakland
KPFA / Up Front
June 2, 2021
kpfa.org
For Freedoms Newsletter
June 1, 2021
Newsletter
Black Life Newsletter
May 19, 2021
blacklife.substack.com
Spinning Gold: The Making of Black Space
By Iris Crawford
Vicious Ladies
March 31, 2021
viciousladies.com
The Culture is the Cure: Artists as First Responders
KQED Podcast Episode
Dec 6, 2019
kqed.org
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