Tag: African American Art

Algorithms in Funk Music

Late scholar James A. Snead wrote that repetition in Black American creative expression is most prevalent in performance such as rhythm in music, dance and language. He used…

Haute Couture: Fashion Fair and the Empowerment of the Black Community

I recall flipping through Ebony magazine as a child in the 80s and often seeing pictures of Fashion Fair models. It didn’t dawn on me then how the…