• Friday, 12/04/2009

  Mural Inspired By Black Panther Artist Dedicated in East Harlem

  While some teens Date: May have spent the summer on the beach, one group of young people worked to transform a graffiti-stained wall into a socially-conscious mural. NY1's Shazia Khan filed the following report from East Harlem.

  Shazia Khan, NY1 News
• Tuesday, 12/01/2009

  Turn a Roll-Down Gate Into a Thing of Beauty

  When the City Council voted this week to ban the roll-down metal security gates used to protect storefronts after hours, it was promised that one effect would be a “beautifying of our city’s landscape.” But what if the gates themselves were beautified?

  A. G. Sulzberger, The New York Times
• Thursday, 09/24/2009

  Art in Review: Emory Douglas’ Black Panther

  James Baldwin wrote that “artists are here to disturb the peace.”

  Holland Cotter, The New York Times
• Monday, 08/24/2009

  Creating a Neighborhood Mural

  A group of teens is getting a lot of attention on 122nd Street in Harlem.

  Kemberly Richardson, ABC 7
• Thursday, 08/20/2009

  Brooklyn Mural Paints Message of Peace

  Some young painters are using their art to speak out against gun violence in Brooklyn.

  Jeanine Ramirez, NY1 News
• Thursday, 08/20/2009

  Now Viewing | Black Power

  Emory Douglas, the minister of culture for the Black Panthers in the 1960s and 1970s, defined the party’s visual identity by drawing bold, graphic images — women bearing rifles, men and women draped in bandoliers — that aimed to empower a group that felt powerless.

  Marina Cashdan, The New York Times Magazine
• Tuesday, 06/30/2009

  An Unconventional Nonprofit Stays Afloat

  "Meat and potatoes" kinds of nonprofits don't have a lot of trouble finding foundational or conventional support. But what do you do with a nonprofit that isn't so conventional?

  Bunnie Riedel, Nonprofit Conversation
• Saturday, 09/13/2008

  New Mural Celebrates City’s Tap Water

  You may have heard Mayor Bloomberg sing the praises of New York City’s award-winning tap water as safe and delicious.

  Julie Bolcer, The Village Voice
• Friday, 09/12/2008

  Brooklyn Mural Tells Saga of City Water

  New York City tap water was recently voted the best-tasting in the state, and a new Brooklyn mural depicts the resource’s natural splendor.

  Kafi Drexel, NY1 News
• Thursday, 08/07/2008

  Pushing Back at Pushy Recruiters

  A mural that is slowly goig up on the industrial edge of Sunset Park is shaping up to be one huge Do Not Disturb sign directed at military recruiters.

  David Gonzalez, The New York Times

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