Rennie Zulu, “Twelve Squares of Traditional Culture in South Africa" (1999) and Crossroad Quilters, “Sacred Animals II Quilt” (2000) (all images courtesy Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art) ...

“Black American culture can be understood as an interwoven tapestry of dialects, foodways, spiritual systems, and community-based customs that have endured for hundreds of years. Like jazz, hip-hop, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an ...

Discussion at the Gadsden Public Library’s third Black History Month event on Thursday centered around the Underground Railroad and the use of unique quilt patterns as a means of communication between ...

The African American Quilt Guild of Gaston County takes pride in maintaining Black history in quilting and supporting the community with their work. Barbara Hart, 80, started the quilt guild in April ...

The quilter's fabric is soft, her stitches shine with golden thread and the setting for seeing her handiwork is the stillness of a church. Yet, viewers can't help but be jarred because, attached to ...

Descendants of a Spartanburg County icon share the history of their family through quilt-making in a new book, "Mary Black's Family Quilts: Memory and Meaning in Everyday Life." The family worked with ...

Imagination, skill, talent, artistry and love are stitched into thousands of quilts crafted by the Black Hills Quilters Guild. An exhibit and the upcoming Black Hills Quilt Show in Rapid City ...

FILE - Artist Faith Ringgold poses for a portrait in front of a painted self-portrait during a press preview of her exhibition, "American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s" ...