At the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, art has a sacred space to call home. “Gettin’ It Done,” an art exhibit at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, running until Oct. 15, showcases work by Black artists from Scripps’ Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection, along with loaned pieces. The exhibition serves
Tag: Black History
Review Zone: Donny Hathaway’s ‘Extension of a Man’
Donny Hathaway is an often underlooked artist despite his exceptional talent and undeniable influence, argues music columnist Rowan Gray CM ’26.
5C Black student organizations continue uplifting student experiences
Looking back on their journeys leading 5C Black student organizations, Paris Primm PZ ’22 and Sydney Catherine Jackson SC ’23 affirm the need for more institutional support.
‘Passing’ film screening and Q&A deepen conversations about race, identity and desire
On Feb. 24, the Pomona College English and Media Studies Departments hosted a screening of the 2021 film “Passing,” accompanied by a discussion with Pomona English professor Cherene Sherrard-Johnson and Pomona theater and dance professor Carolyn Ratteray.
Film files: You don’t get to hate ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ unless you love it
Though its exploration of gentrification can be shallow, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a heartfealt meditation on the meaning of a home, argues film columnist Hannah Eliot SC ’24.
Patrisse Cullors speaks on abolition, art, ‘creating new worlds’ at Pomona event
Prison abolitionist and Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation founder Patrisse Cullors spoke at an event hosted by Pomona College’s Humanities’ Studio on Oct. 21.
Front of house: How Black artists are rewriting the Wild West
Although Hollywood has painted cowboys as the white John Wayne-style hero, Wild West imagery is often taken from Black and Indigenous cultures, pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 explains.
Author Hanif Abdurraqib speaks on correcting the record of American music at Scripps Presents
Poet, essayist, culture writer and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib chatted about his new book, “A Little Devil in America,” inspirations, forgotten history and more at Scripps Presents.
Pomona emeritus professor Lorn Foster talks history of the Black church on PBS panel
Pomona College professor Lorn Foster hosted a screening and panel with PBS SoCal on Feb. 24, discussing the rich history of the Black church in the U.S.