As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

Highlights this weekend include a Broadway spectacular fit for a king — of jazz, that is: Louis Armstrong. Also, check out the premiere of choreographer Camille A. Brown’s newest work. Plus, you can ...

Athens Area Council for the Arts presents two exhibits by regional Black artists ... Athens, Tenn. Series continues with Faith Ringgold-Style Painted Story Quilts with Alan Sibley of East ...

bessiesmithcc.org BLACK EXCELLENCE ... improvchattanooga.com THE RINGGOLD PLAYHOUSE — Patriot Hall, 320 Emberson Drive, Ringgold, Ga. Theater company's Comedy Club series, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 ...

Ringgold’s painting was not. It was Barbara Drummond, a correctional officer and a former volunteer at the Schomburg Center ...

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...

Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was ...

Faith Ringgold reached the height of her fame in the decade before she died last year at the age of 91. She spent decades of her long under-recognised career painting, making quilts and writing ...