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New Exhibits Celebrating Black Heritage in Kentucky
The Filson Historical Society - Louisville, Kentucky
What do Dr. Jesse Bell, the Louisville Arts Workshop, and the 2020 protests have in common? They are just a few of the influential people, places, and events that have helped shape Louisville's rich African American history. This...Is Black Louisville is an inspiring exhibition that honors the contributions of African Americans in business, the arts, and social justice within the Derby City. From activism to artistic expression, it highlights the depth and diversity of Black experience in Louisville. The exhibit is one of the first debuted under the Filson's African American History Initiative (AAHI) program led by Dr. Jacqueline Hudson.
Also at the Filson is a collaboration with the 2025 Louisville Photo Biennial, a city-wide celebration in the media of art and photography. Co-curated by Jacqueline Hudson and Hailey Brangers, the Black Homecoming: Kentucky Kinship in Photography exhibition honors the Black family as the social foundation of the Black experience, but not just through family ties. It also features non-traditional "chosen families" that have been formed through social spaces such as education, religion, local communities, and Black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs). It spotlights a diversity of photographs dating from the 1870s through the 2000s that commemorate the rich history of African Americans in the Ohio Valley.
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