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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday knocked challenger and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt after he filed a complaint alleging she violated city election laws, telling him “we follow the rules.” “Spencer is just mad that his supporters are AI cartoons and we have real Angelenos,” Bass wrote on the social platform X,…

Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.

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Dr. Cheryl Finley has spent much of her career building opportunities for other people. Whether through scholarship, curatorial work, mentorship, or institutional partnerships, the Spelman College professor has consistently focused on creating >2026 David C. Driskell Prize, the first national award dedicated specifically to contributions in African American art and art history. Presented annually by the Atlanta institution, the award recognizes artists and scholars whose work continues expanding conversations around Black art and its place within the broader history of visual culture. Previous recipients include Amy Sherald, Mark Bradford, Naomi Beckwith, Rashid Johnson, Valerie Cassel Oliver, and Alison Saar, among others.

This prestigious recognition carries both personal and professional significance because of Finley’s relationship with Driskell himself, the celebrated artist, scholar, and educator for whom the prize is named. “The David C. Driskell Prize recognizes genealogies of teaching, mentorship, artmaking, collaboration and leadership in the field of African American art,” she tells ESSENCE. “It also validates the profound impact African American art has had and will continue to have on the global arts ecosystem.”

Finley currently serves as the Walton Endowed Professor in David C. Driskell Prize High Museum of Art

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Matthew Perry’s assistant allegedly went on a ride in the late actor’s car at 4 AM shortly after the Friends star died … this according to Perry’s former friend and publicist. Lisa Calio, who says she worked for Matthew for close to 30 years,…

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Beirut’s arthouse Metropolis Cinema has confirmed that the second edition of its South Screens festival will kick-off as scheduled this week. The event, running May 28 to June 6, opens on Thursday with documentary And The Fish Fly Above Our Heads by Dima El-Horr, exploring the impact of conflict and economic crisis on Lebanon through […]