44th created by James Nelson. In the Land of the Free T-Shirts created by Reggie McFly honor the escaped slave Gordon, aka "Whipped Peter". Pigment International is proud to participate in the Obama Presidential Center's (OPC) Grand Opening Ceremony Official Watch Party on Thursday, June 18, at Midway Plaisance Park in Chicago's Hyde Park community. As one of a select group of local businesses, cultural organizations, and restaurants invited to be part of this historic commun

An artist's depiction of the sewing of the Star Spangled Banner. Grace Wisher is one of the girls in the upper right. Before the Star-Spangled Banner became America's most recognizable symbol, a ten-year-old free Black girl named Grace Wisher helped stitch it into existence. Apprenticed to Baltimore flag-maker Mary Pickersgill around 1810, Grace spent six weeks sewing the flag that would later inspire Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem. When the story was told, ho

Panelists Arlene Crawford, Janice Bond, Dorian Sylvain, and Brenda Dickerson at the Women of the Wall at Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. The Salon Talk was moderated by Monique Brinkman Hill. The Women of the Wall Salon Talk , presented by Pigment International at the Zhou B Art Center, closed the exhibition, Glory! Glory! with a powerful intergenerational conversation about public art, cultural memory, and the enduring legacy of the historic Wall of Respect. Panelists Do

Dr. Teddy Rashaan, National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC); Monetta White, Museum of the African Diaspora; Dr. Leronn P. Brooks, Getty Research Institute; and moderator Ed Gordon. Guardians of History: Shaping Narratives in Museums was a powerful conversation at the Black Empowerment Summit during LA Art Week, examining how museums, cultural leaders and communities collectively shape the historical record. Moderated by journalist and media executive Ed

Christina Steed, Rachel Dukes, and Patricia Andrews-Keenan. Work by Delita Martin on the cover of Beyond Frames Exhibition, where works from the collections of Steed and Andrews-Keenan were featured. The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC ) has announced the release of two important new publications that further its legacy as a steward of Black cultural history and contemporary thought in Chicago. Developed in conjunction with recent public programs, both books center B