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As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.

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“Spoken Word Magic” Brings Poetry, Power, & Ancestral Connection To NXTHVN

From left: Jeremiah Craggett as Jeremiah Black, Jonah Craggett as Johan Black, Brandon Hutchinson as Alfira, and Gail Staggers as the narrator performing the first episode of the audiodrama “Haus of Black” at NXTHVN. Aster Rhys Photos.

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In "Unveiled Roots," An Artist Digs Deep At CAW

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Betsy Ross Shows Out For Black History Month

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Note By Note, Untold Stories Stretch From Dixwell To Kinshasa

Yaira Matyakubova introduces storyteller and artist Toto Kisaku. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Mauro-Sheridan Read Alouds Become A Lesson In Community

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Finding Zora in a Connecticut Niece

Lucy Ann Hurston is an author and niece of Zora Neale Hurston. Danielle Campbell Photos.

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Jazz Greats Pass the Torch at NXTHVN

New Haven and Hartford jazz icons and future musical legends unite at NXTHVN for Black History Month. Mindi Rose Englart photos.

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Exhibit Shines Truth on the HBCU That Wasn’t

"Shining Light on Truth" at the New Haven Museum. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Betsy Ross Students Bring Black History to the Stage

Melanie Tohom Cruz sings Sam Cook's "A Change is Gonna Come." Kapp Singer photos.

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SWANA Keeps the Flame Burning for Black History

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‘Science Evangelist’ Brings The Good News of Black Inventors

Kids at the “Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us” workshop at the Ives Main Library on Saturday. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Weston Makes Belonging Visible at CAW

Top photo: Kim West0n. Bottom photo: Fethi Meghelli and Weston in front of “Man with Oud” by Palestinian artist, Mohamed Saleh Khalil, during the opening reception of "Made Visible: Origins in Belonging at Creative Arts Workshop. Mindi Englart Photos.

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A Decade of Impact for ‘African American Connecticut Explored’

Frank Mitchell, Fiona Vernal, and Camesha Scruggs (from left to right) discuss the impact of African American Connecticut Explored at the New Haven Museum on Thursday. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Q House Dances Out Black History Month

Neha Middela Photos.

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At Last, Lucretia Gets Her Due

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At SCSU, Seven Artists Turn The Lens On Black Experience

On the left: Jamel Shabazz' "Father's Day" (1990) and "Honoring The Ancestors." Right: Katrina Goldburn's Lucretia Was Here, 1638 series.

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Pops Performance Puts Black History In Perfect Harmony

Makeda Murray Photos.

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"Poetry In Black" Weaves Joy & Art Into Black History

Sun Queen and her goddaughter, Ka'meya Ingram. Ingram's sweatshirt is part of Sun Queen's "Black Girls Are Sunshine" brand. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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“Unsung Heroes” Get Their Due At NXTHVN

Ryan Sands, William Frank Mitchell, and Jesse Hameen II. Delores Greenlee, the daughter of Monterey owner and proprietor Rufus Greenlee, joined virtually. Marie Sanford Photos.

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CAW Show Makes Freedom Visible

Detail, Jasmine Nikole, “The Present Is The Future.” Made Visible: Freedom Dreams runs at Creative Arts Workshop through March 18. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Ellington Series Honors A New Haven Hero, Brings Hot Jazz To A Cold Night

Matt Fried Photos. Courtesy of the Yale School of Music.

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With "Jubilation," Sweets & Sounds Brings Black Joy To Erector Square

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Judge Motley On Track For Congressional Medal

Greater New Haven NAACP President Dori Dumas, Professor Gary Ford, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, and Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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BAMN Books Boosts Black Lit At Bloom

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Betsy Ross Makes Black History Month Its Own

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At Cafe Nine, Grand Prix Spotlights Black Futures

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"Those Kids Were Her Life:" New Haven Remembers Lillie Perkins

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SCSU Folds Hair Care Into Black History Month Celebrations

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NXTHVN Takes NXT Steps

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A New Haven Playwright Pens His Requiem

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Hip Hop Panel Charts A Path To Education, Liberation

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Nathan Hale Teachers Bring Black History Month Home

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Helen Hagan's Legacy Lives On

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Love Letters Write Their Way To New Haven

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On Audubon Street, Three Sculptors Salute Black History

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Betsy Ross Dances Harriet's History

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At Stetson, Artist-Entrepreneurs Close Out Black History Month

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"We Helped Put This Country Together" Becomes A Call To Action

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At HSC, #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

The 28 pairs of eyes don’t have a starting point.Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Wakanda, The Remix

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Just Don’t Call It A Beat

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Friday Flicks: I Am Somebody

Still from Madeline Anderson's 1970 documentary I AM SOMEBODY.

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