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Painting confronting race, gender, and violence to America
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Directly connected to the Black Power movement, self‑determination and cultural pride. Functioned as both an artistic and political hub encouraging community engagement and accessible art, he play’s confrontational style embodied BAM’s mission to use art as activists sparking dialogue about race, violence and identity Dutchman (1964 play by Amiri Baraka, performed at the theatre) — a searing critique of race relations in America. -
The Black Arts Movement flourished for about a decade, beginning with Amiri Baraka’s founding of the Black Arts Repertory Theatre in Harlem (1965). It reached, closely tied to the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. By the mid‑1970s, the movement declined, but its influence persisted, In hiphop and spoken words and arts
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This poster aligns Black liberation with worldwide anti‑colonial struggles. Its graphic clarity and mass distribution made it a model of political design, turning art into a weapon of solidarity and resistance. Emory Douglas, Afro-American solidarity with oppressed people of the world, 1969, Offset lithograph/poster, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Black Arts Movement. -
Chicago‑based group producing vibrant prints and murals affirming Black identity.
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This piece embodies the Black Arts Movement’s mission to democratize art and affirm Black identity. By producing multiples of the print, Jones‑Hogu ensured accessibility, allowing the message of unity to circulate widely in homes, schools, and community spaces. Unite stands as a rallying cry for collective strength and cultural pride, visually articulating the political energy of the early 1970s. Wadsworth Jarrell, Revolutionary (Angela Davis), 1972, Acrylic on canvas, Cleveland Museum of Art -
Jarrell’s Revolutionary (Angela Davis) transforms Angela Davis into a living manifesto. Her portrait is constructed from charged words like “revolutionary,” “resist,” and “liberation,” visually merging language and image creates an energetic rhythm that embodies the collective’s mission to inspire pride and solidarity.