Cincinnati aRt Museum ~ Harlem Playboy, NY
📸 James van der Zee
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Sylvia Plachy ~ Ntozake Shange, 1976 | src The New Yorker
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National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
photo: David Castenson
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Janelle Monáe by Tim Walker for Vogue UK, July 2023 edition
Styled by Kate Phelan. Set design by Miguel Bento.
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Milwaukee aRt Museum ~ Distraction
📸 James Van Der Zee
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For Colored Girls by Ntozake Shange
Martha Swope ~ Ntozake Shange (right) in a scene from the Broadway production of her choreopoem: ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf’, 1977 | src NYPL
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A scene from the Broadway production of the choreopoem 'For Colored Girls ...', 1976, a seven woman ensemble that was nominated for a Tony Award in 1977 | src NY Times: Ntozake Shange’s Tales of Black Womanhood
‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf’ is a 1976 work by Ntozake Shange. It consists of a series of poetic monologues to be accompanied by dance movements and music, a form which Shange…
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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian honored at MacMurry College
Two photographs of Dr. Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) taken during a ceremony for the newly constructed chemistry building of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, named in his honor. This event took place during a two-day symposium attended by more than 100 scientists and educators on May 12 and 13th, 1972. The first image depicts Dr. Julian standing beneath a plaque paying tribute to his contributions to chemistry, medicine, and humanity. The second shows Julian holding a framed picture of the Percy Lavon Julian Hall of Chemistry.
Julian is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in the development of cortisone, sex hormones, soybean proteins, and firefighting foam. Over the course of his career, Julian received more than 130 chemical patents and in 1973, became the second African American, following David Blackwell (1919-2010), to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Image citation: MacMurray College. “Dr. Percy Lavon Julian Honored at MacMurray College,” May 13, 1972. Science History Institute. Philadelphia.
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