Far be it from Lamar Adot Thomas to take time away from work. At 35 years old, he’s worked hard to maintain a balanced flow – working his day job in the mornings and writing new raps in the evenings.

In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, and frequently accentuated by rhinestones and rich ...

Artist Mickalene Thomas has spent the past decade redefining Black portraiture and representations of the Black female body, empowering her subjects to resist objectification while celebrating the ...