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Kimberly Drew

Kimberly Drew is a writer, curator, and activist. Drew received her B.A. from Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies. She first experienced the art world as an intern in the Director's Office of The Studio Museum in Harlem. Her time there inspired her to start the Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art, sparking her interest in social media. Drew's writing has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, W, Teen Vogue, and Lenny Letter, and she has executed Instagram takeovers for Prada, The White House, and Instagram. Drew recently left her role as the Social Media Manager at The Met. Her upcoming book, Black Futures, which she is co-editing with Jenna Wortham, is due in 2020. You can follow her at @museummammy on Instagram and Twitter.
Black Futures
This Is What I Know About Art

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Black Futures
This Is What I Know About Art

Celebrate Black Excellence

February marks Black History Month: a time to commemorate the lives and work of Black trailblazers, from artists and scientists to freedom fighters and politicians. Learn their stories, listen to contemporary voices advocating for the work that’s still left to be done, and celebrate Black excellence and culture through food, fashion, music, art, and more.

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Celebrate Black History Month!

Image from Gee’s Bend: Equal Justice by Essie Bendolph Pettway, Paulson Fontaine Press   February is Black History Month! Continue to celebrate the stories and achievements of the Black community throughout February and the rest of the year through self-education, conversation and action. Black History Month Amplify Black Voices: Cookbooks Amplify Black Stories: Children’s Books Amplify Black

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Recognize – Honor – Celebrate Black History Month!

We invite you to explore our collection of relevant classics and contemporary biographies, engaging memoirs, beautiful essays and history plus striking poetry (Amanda Gorman!) from a spectrum of voices. PRH has books for speakers & writers, for educators, for activists that speak to slavery, civil rights, the arts and current events — our books educate

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