The Amistad

La Sociedad Histórica de Connecticut (CHS) adquirió el jueves, 21 de marzo, una correspondencia de 94 cartas entre dos hermanos de Farmington que incluían cartas donde discuten los cautivos de la Amistad, según reporto el portavoz del CHS, Ed Main....

“Attention, attention … the mic is now open.” It is only fitting that Derrick Weston Brown begins his presentation at local high schools with an original poem beckoning “all poets and lovers of the word.” “Poetry...

Four people protesting against the deportation of Josemaria Islas were arrested for blocking the doorway to the federal court building in Hartford Thursday. Islas has become a symbol of what's wrong with U.S. immigration policy under President Obama's...

The Hill-Stead Museum historical house at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington is partnering with the Amistad Center for Art & Culture in Hartford to present “The Art of Collecting: Alfred Atmore Pope & Randolph Linsly Simpson,” two art...

In recent years, the work of 20th century African American commercial photographers has come under serious scrutiny. James Van Der Zee of Harlem, Ernest C. Withers in Memphis and Pittsburgh's Charles “Teenie” Harris took portraits of their...

Centre College welcomed back students and a permanent guest of honor in the form of a towering new statue of Abraham Lincoln, which was unveiled following opening convocation Sunday. The 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture by renowned Louisville artist Ed...

BEEVILLE, Texas (KTLA) -- They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But for one Texas man, it may have been the most holy meal of his life. Ernesto Garza, 80, was going about his morning like usual at the La Amistad Adult Daycare in...

Vivian Nabeta is the new director of arts, culture, and tourism for New Haven. Nabeta succeeds Barbara Lamb, who retired last fall. Nabeta’s position is within the city’s Economic Development Administration. Nabeta, the previous membership...

Alive @ 5, Columbus Park, Main St. & W. Park Place, Stamford. (203) 348-5285, Stamford-downtown.com. June 21: Los Lonely Boys. June 28: G. Love & Special Sauce. July 5: Creedence Clearwater Revisited. July 19: Matisyahu. July 19: Hot Chelle Rae. July 26:...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have...

The Amistad Center for Arts & Culture, which is inside the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, has a new exhibit, "Collective Memories.' Catch this exhibit, and the one at the Twain House, "Hateful Things," and together they make a great lesson about the...

The first of two new exhibitions presented by the Amistad Center at the Wadsworth, Collective Memories explores societal concepts of race and culture — how they are created, distributed, and maintained historically — to help folks understand...