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MoCADA Museum Exploring the arts and social justice through the lens of the African Diaspora!
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The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) is committed to creating a greater awareness and appreciation of the relevance of the African Diaspora as it relates to contemporary urban issues through innovative exhibitions, public programs and educational interactive tours.

Mission: The experiences and cultural contributions of people of African descent have been marginalized throughout history and MoCADA’s mission is to undertake the responsibility of rewriting that history in order to give a more accurate portrayal of the contributions of people of African descent to the artistic and global landscape.

🎨: “Black Seminoles” by artist Jules Arthur, 57” x 41” oil on fabric over wood panel, dear skin, cowry shells...
11/29/2019

🎨: “Black Seminoles” by artist Jules Arthur, 57” x 41” oil on fabric over wood panel, dear skin, cowry shells, turquoise beads, brass parts, stained wood, antique machete .
From the artist: "I would like to recognize and thank those First Nation People (Native Americans) who embraced black folk who were escaping off of plantations into the hills, swamps and forest. A union was born, maroon societies rose and cross cultures flourished under the protectorate of Native Americans. For centuries Africans and Native Americans wove unique historical existences deep into the American fabric. Their homeland. “Black Seminoles” is the powerful and beautiful union of two indigenous groups that are hereditarily connected to the wind, water, sun, plants, animals and earth." 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #blackseminoles #africandiaspora #firstnationspeople #nativeamerican #contemporyart #blackart #socialjustice #creators #unapologeticallyblack

11/27/2019
Calling All Art Collectors!

Here's your chance to acquire art made by rising contemporary artists from across the globe! Presented by The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, your support will also go a long way in making community arts education programs accessible to everyone! Bid or Buy now, the art auction ends December 15, 2019. Visit MoCADA.org/auction for more details. Happy Bidding!

A word.... #creators #audrelorde #africandiaspora #blackart #thoughtleaders #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafri...
11/16/2019

A word.... #creators #audrelorde #africandiaspora #blackart #thoughtleaders #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

Welcome "Unity", a new, 22-foot bronze sculpture created by the revered Hank Willis Thomas (@hankwillisthomas). "This sc...
11/12/2019

Welcome "Unity", a new, 22-foot bronze sculpture created by the revered Hank Willis Thomas (@hankwillisthomas). "This sculpture is a homage to, and celebration of, the unique and multifaceted character of the borough of Brooklyn,” Mr. Thomas said to The New York Times. “The spirit of Brooklyn has always been about upward mobility and connection to roots.” The piece, which stands at the intersection of Tillary and Adams Streets near the Brooklyn bridge, features a raised arm with an index finger pointing to the sky. Originally called, "We're No. #1", the sculpture was commissioned by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs program entitled, Percent for Art, which enables artists across a variety of mediums to create new public works that "reflect the diversity of New York City." 🎨: "Unity", Hank Willis Thomas, 2019 #mocadafirsts #creators #blackart #publicart #hankwillisthomas #unapologeticallyblack #africandiaspora #unapologeticallyafrican

Thanks to all who came out to celebrate the first presentation in our three part series exploring spirituality in the Af...
11/09/2019

Thanks to all who came out to celebrate the first presentation in our three part series exploring spirituality in the African diaspora. We kicked off last night with the opening of "God Body", an exhibition of mixed media and protraiture by Patrick Dougher, who unlocks the code of the Five-percent nation, and encourages viewers to seek God within. The show, which is on view until December 22, will be followed by Marc Baptiste's "Rara" a vodoo spiritual base that is centered on music (mainly the African drum) and later, Harmonia Rosales' "Misunderstood", which will explore Yoruba and the feminine principle. Visit MoCADA.org for more details, and MoCADA BK to see Patrick's show, which is currently on view. 🎨: GOD ABOVE IV, Acrylic/ Silver Leaf on Canvas - 30” x 40”, by Patrick Dougher. #mocadaonview #patrickdougher #godbody #spirituality #africandiaspora #creators #socialjustice

How can Black institutions educate the community in the realm of philanthropy to build wealth? What stands in the way of...
11/08/2019

How can Black institutions educate the community in the realm of philanthropy to build wealth? What stands in the way of growth for these institutions? How do we sustain spaces for Black artists and cultural workers to thrive and be supported by their community?

Join us for a public conversation with cultural leaders engaged in groundbreaking and critical work in the field, including MoCADA's own Amy Andrieux (@missaimstar). Let’s design a future of financial liberation for Black art and cultural institutions where we take care of we. Join us from 1-3pm, Saturday, November 9 at Weeksville Heritage Center! Don't forget to RSVP! Link in bio. #forusbyus #africandiaspora #collectiveresponsibility #wealthbuilding

11/06/2019
MoCADA's Fall Art Auction is LIVE! Bid Now!

For 20 years,The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA Museum) in Brooklyn has celebrated contemporary art via 500+ free public programs and 60+ exhibitions featuring over 100 groundbreaking artists from across 20+ countries to date… and counting. Help us continue to make art more equitable for rising artists by supporting our fall art auction. Bid now to buy an art piece at MoCADA.org/auction

Our upcoming exhibition, entitled “God Body” which features the work of Patrick Dougher (@patrickdougher), is part o...
11/01/2019

Our upcoming exhibition, entitled “God Body” which features the work of Patrick Dougher (@patrickdougher), is part one of a three-part series that explores spirituality in the African diaspora. Featuring portraiture and sculptures, and themes ranging from self-image to the search for a higher power, Dougher's forthcoming presentation is a call-to-action, a rallying cry to understanding that the ultimate source is within. Made of flesh and a soulfulness that is beyond measure, Dougher’s work captures this iconic beauty --- our richness, our fragility, and our bold audacity to inspire all. Mark your calendars, this show opens on November 8. 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #creators #unapologeticallyafrican #blackart #africandiaspora #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #mocadaonview #godbody

10/31/2019

Guess who stopped by MoCADA today for Halloween? It's Mookie, Tina and Radio Raheem. 👏🏾❤️👊🏾✊🏾🙌🏾👻🕸️🎃 #fightthepower #halloween #dotherightthing #africandiaspora #costumecontest

Baby Marcellus Marley Mayo just won Halloween with his costume as political activist / Black Panther Party co-founder Hu...
10/31/2019

Baby Marcellus Marley Mayo just won Halloween with his costume as political activist / Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Percy Newton. Shouts to the parents for a brilliant idea. Power to the People! 🙌🏾👏🏾✊🏾👊🏾❤️🎃🕸️👻 #halloween #socialjustice #blackpantherparty #hueynewton #africandiaspora #creators #freedomfighters

The MoCADA Fall Auction continues! Explore art made by some of the rising arts featured in MoCADA exhibitions over the l...
10/31/2019

The MoCADA Fall Auction continues! Explore art made by some of the rising arts featured in MoCADA exhibitions over the last 12 months, like Lot116 by Komikka "The Martian" Patton. Entitled "CoCo Butter", this original piece made Patton using ink on papet was created in 2018. "Pulling on Afrofuturist themes, my motifs relate to Black motherhood and motherships. In a post-apocalyptic world, the epics created signified to the time period “X”, reconstructs societal hierarchies, authorities, and brings forth a voice to Black female futuristic narratives." - Komikka Patton. Bid Now while you can. This auction ends on November 19, 2019. Visit MoCADA.org/auction for more details. 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #blackart #creators #africandiaspora #changetheratio #buyblackart #supportblackart #unapologeticallyblack #afrofuturism

Salute to Uzumaki Cepeda (@uzumaki.gallery) who recently had an installation at Revolt Summit last weekend and will be a...
10/30/2019

Salute to Uzumaki Cepeda (@uzumaki.gallery) who recently had an installation at Revolt Summit last weekend and will be at ComplexCon this weekend! 👊🏾✊🏾🙌🏾 There's only a few days left to catch Uzumaki's show "Safe Space" at MoCADA. Come see it before it ends this Sunday. #mocadaonview #safespace #uzumakicepeda #creators #unapologeticallydope #africandiaspora

The MoCADA Fall Art Auction is live! Explore art made by some of the rising arts featured in MoCADA exhibitions over the...
10/29/2019

The MoCADA Fall Art Auction is live! Explore art made by some of the rising arts featured in MoCADA exhibitions over the last 12 months, like Lot133 by Langston Allston. Entitled "St. George (no. 2)", this original piece made of ink on vinyl was created by Allston in 2018. " I began this ongoing series of paintings of St. George after seeing the images in New Orleans on the beaded patches of Big Chief Demond Melancon. Each repainting allows me to further investigate the origins of this icon in Ethiopia and in Palestine." - Langston Allston. Bid Now while you can. This auction ends on November 19, 2019. MoCADA.org/auction 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #blackart #creators #africandiaspora #changetheratio #buyblackart #supportblackart #unapologeticallyblack

ICYMI Here's the third public mural by MoCADA in 2019. Entitled, "Take it Easy", the mural which was created by MoCADA's...
10/28/2019

ICYMI Here's the third public mural by MoCADA in 2019. Entitled, "Take it Easy", the mural which was created by MoCADA's own Macy Rajacich, Audrey Lyall, and Nikki Freyermuth, was made to inspire joy and encourage local residents to invest in their own self-care. Many thanks to the Auster Agency, Atlantic Terminal, and the people of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. #buildingcommunity #creators #mocadapublicart #fortgreene #africandiaspora @ Atlantic Terminal

Brooklyn! Don't let the rain deter you today! The Free Black Women's Library will still host it's tribute to Toni Morris...
10/27/2019

Brooklyn! Don't let the rain deter you today! The Free Black Women's Library will still host it's tribute to Toni Morrison today at MoCADA. Come ready to share and commune within this amazing sister circle to honor our beloved. We'll be here from 12-5pm, and dont forget to bring a good book written by a Black woman to trade! ❤️👊🏾✊🏾🙌🏾📚 #tonimorrison #creators #africandiaspora #blackart #literary #freeblackwomenslibrary

🎨: "Patrice Lumumba" by MoCADA Creator in Residence Idi Basengo, as part of his African heroes series which is now on...
10/26/2019

🎨: "Patrice Lumumba" by MoCADA Creator in Residence Idi Basengo, as part of his African heroes series which is now on view at MoCADA House! Catch this entire series and more amazing work from 10 other artists this weekend on Governors Island. It's your last chance! 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #mocadaonview #mocadahouse #letthecirclebeunbroken #idibasengo #patricelumumba

🎨: "Oil Paint Tap W. Symbols of Direction" a mixed media sculpture by Denae Howard currently on view at MoCADA House ...
10/26/2019

🎨: "Oil Paint Tap W. Symbols of Direction" a mixed media sculpture by Denae Howard currently on view at MoCADA House on Governors Island. Catch this piece and 10 others created by our 2019 Creators in Residence before the season is over! This weekend is the your last chance to see it in person in New York! See you soon ✊🏾👊🏾🙌🏾 #letthecirclebeunbroken #denaehoward #MoCreators #africandiaspora #blackart

Finally! Little Africa Paris is coming to Brooklyn! Join us for an enlightening conversation with the founder and CEO of...
10/24/2019

Finally! Little Africa Paris is coming to Brooklyn! Join us for an enlightening conversation with the founder and CEO of this amazing enterprise, Jacqueline NGO MPII, whose entrepreneurial spirit and vision to transform her passion for art, tourism and languages in a multidimensional project with character. And she will be signing her books too! Come show your love tomorrow, Friday, October 25 at 7:30pm at MoCADA Brooklyn! ❤️🇫🇷🌍🙌🏾👊🏾✊🏾 #creators #africandiaspora #cityguide #littleafricaparisbooktour #jacquelinengompiii @ MoCADA Museum

The ladies of MoCADA have been painting our public art mural #3 all week! Shouts to the artists, MoCADA's own Audrey Lya...
10/15/2019

The ladies of MoCADA have been painting our public art mural #3 all week! Shouts to the artists, MoCADA's own Audrey Lyall, Macy Rajacich, and Nikki Freyermuth. Come see it this Saturday at Harvest Fest at Atlantic Terminal. We'll be there from 1-3pm. #takeiteasy #mocadapublicart #3 #creators #unapologeticallydope #artisforthepeople #atlanticterminal

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today we celebrate the 1st nations of Africa and the Americas, and their parallel stories...
10/14/2019

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today we celebrate the 1st nations of Africa and the Americas, and their parallel stories. This photo taken in the early 1900s shows members of the Comanche Nation located in southwestern Oklahoma. Ta-Ten-e-quer, the elder man in Comanche traditional clothing, stands with his wife, Ta-Tat-ty, their niece (center), Wife-per aka Frances E. Wright. Her father was a Buffalo Soldier who deserted and married into the Comanches. Henry and Lorenzano, the young boys in the photo, are sons of Frances, who married an African American man. #indigenouspeoplesday #blackhistory #firstnations #africandiaspora #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #changethenarrative 👊🏾✊🏾🙌🏾 📷: Sam DeVenney

24th anniversary of the Million Man March. Salute! 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #socialjustice #millionmanmarch #blackhistory...
10/11/2019

24th anniversary of the Million Man March. Salute! 🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #socialjustice #millionmanmarch #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter

Stepping into the work week like Tyler Perry...with a plan and the sole agenda of building for us by us. This is afrofut...
10/07/2019

Stepping into the work week like Tyler Perry...with a plan and the sole agenda of building for us by us. This is afrofuturism! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤🙌🏾✊🏾🤩 #legendary #historymaker #tylerperry #getinspired #africandiaspora #tylerperrystudios #blackart #blackcinema #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

🔥🔥🔥🔥🎨: art by contemporary artist Adeyemi Adegbesan who "explores Pan-African narratives and ancestral wi...
10/06/2019

🔥🔥🔥🔥🎨: art by contemporary artist Adeyemi Adegbesan who "explores Pan-African narratives and ancestral wisdom through an Afrofuturistic lens" #afrofuturism #creators #blackart #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

Unacceptable!!!!! #justiceforjoshuabrown
10/06/2019

Unacceptable!!!!! #justiceforjoshuabrown

Brooklyn!!!!! Come down to Fort Greene today and bring the kids because MoCADA Museum will be out on The Plaza at 300 As...
10/05/2019

Brooklyn!!!!! Come down to Fort Greene today and bring the kids because MoCADA Museum will be out on The Plaza at 300 Ashland Place from 12-5pm offering up free arts programming for kids! There will be painting classes, sketching, face-painting and more --- all free! It's Community day!

Made possible thanks to Downtown Brooklyn! See you soon! ❤️🎨🖌️🖼️

Here's a taste of what you'll see tomorrow at the opening of "Let the Circle be Unbroken," a new exhibition featuring Mo...
10/05/2019

Here's a taste of what you'll see tomorrow at the opening of "Let the Circle be Unbroken," a new exhibition featuring MoCADA's 2019 Creators in Residence. 12 artists, 4 months, 2 floors, 1 unforgettable exhibition!!! We're excited! Join us at MoCADA House on Governors Island from 2-6pm, Saturday, October 5. See you tomorrow! 👊🏾✊🏾🙌🏾 #MoCreators #mocadaonview #creators #blackart #letthecirclebeunbroken #exhibition #GovernorsIsland

Farewell to another great one.... Rest in power to the ionic singer, model, and unforgettable actress Diahann Carroll. T...
10/05/2019

Farewell to another great one.... Rest in power to the ionic singer, model, and unforgettable actress Diahann Carroll. Thank you for breaking every barrier... We will miss you greatly. ❤️🖤🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #icons #blackhistory #blackcinema #blackart #creators #africandiaspora #unapologeticallyblack #restinpeace #restinpower

We've been waiting all summer for it, and that time is finally here! Join us this Saturday at MoCADA House on Governors ...
10/03/2019

We've been waiting all summer for it, and that time is finally here! Join us this Saturday at MoCADA House on Governors Island from 2-6pm for the special exhibition opening of "Let the Circle be Unbroken"!

Inspired by Dr. Marimba Ani's incredible literary work of the same name, our Creators in Residence creatednew bodies of work influenced by themes of reconnecting the African diaspora, healing personal stories of lineage, and everything in between. #mocadaonview #mocadacreatoes #MoCreators #letthecirclebeunbroken #blackart #creators #africandiaspora #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

Major praise to Kerby Jean-Raymond, Aurora James and all the other Black designers who walked out of the BoF 500 gala ...
10/03/2019

Major praise to Kerby Jean-Raymond, Aurora James and all the other Black designers who walked out of the BoF 500 gala last night. Thank you for doing this necessary work. We salute you. Kerby's complete transparency in his outstanding written piece detailing his ongoing saga with BoF is nothing less than inspiring. We are in awe of you. We stand with you🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾❤️🖤 #creators #fashion #socialjustice #gooff #westandwithyou #soldiarity #art #warriors #blackart #leadersofthenewschool #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

Happy birthday to Nat Turner, the unforgettable slave preacher who led a two-day rebellion also known as the Southampton...
10/02/2019

Happy birthday to Nat Turner, the unforgettable slave preacher who led a two-day rebellion also known as the Southampton Insurrection. Beginning August 21, 1831, both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia took arms to fight for their complete emancipation. To date, Nat Turner's rebellion remains the only effective, sustained rebellion in U.S. history. Rest in power. ✊🏾🙌🏾👊🏾🖤🖤❤️❤️ #historymaker #africandiaspora #natturner #heroes #freedomfighter #restinpeace #restinpower #powertothepeople #blackhistory 🎨: "Head of a Negro" by Singleton Copley, 1777.

Rest in power to a majestic soul, multiple Grammy award winner, icon and legendary opera singer Jessye Norman. #blackart...
10/02/2019

Rest in power to a majestic soul, multiple Grammy award winner, icon and legendary opera singer Jessye Norman. #blackart #blackhistory #creators #music #theater #opera #stage #legend #unapologeticallyblack #restinpeace #restinpower

Mood.... #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #hispanicheritagemonth #elders #latinx #africandiaspora #brujas
09/29/2019

Mood.... #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #hispanicheritagemonth #elders #latinx #africandiaspora #brujas

Kehinde Wiley. "Rumors of War". Time Square... NYC thanks you! ✊🏾🙌🏾👊🏾❤️🎨: "Rumors of War,” by ...
09/27/2019

Kehinde Wiley. "Rumors of War". Time Square... NYC thanks you! ✊🏾🙌🏾👊🏾❤️

🎨: "Rumors of War,” by Kehinde Wiley is the artist's largest sculpture to date at a towering 27 feet high and 16 feet wide. According to The New Times, the structure is "inspired by the heroic, equestrian statues of Confederate generals in Richmond, Virginia, that line its famous Monument Avenue.

The statue will be on display on Times Square until December 1st. Then it will move to near the entrance of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, a major thoroughfare, recently renamed after the Richmond-born African-American tennis icon, that crosses Monument Avenue." #kehindewiley #blackart #creators #socialjustice #unapologeticallydope #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

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Admission: $8 With valid student ID: $4 Senior (65+): $4 Children under 12 years are free when accompanied by an adult. Friend of MoCADA: Free B,D,N,R,Q,2,3,4,5 to Atlantic Terminal - Barclays Center | C to Lafayette Ave. | G to Fulton St.

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Thursday 12:00 - 20:00
Friday 12:00 - 19:00
Saturday 12:00 - 19:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00

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Calling All Art Collectors!
Calling All Art Collectors!

Here's your chance to acquire art made by rising contemporary artists from across the globe! Presented by The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, your support will also go a long way in making community arts education programs accessible to everyone! Bid or Buy now, the art auction ends December 15, 2019. Visit MoCADA.org/auction for more details. Happy Bidding!

MoCADA's Fall Art Auction is LIVE! Bid Now!
MoCADA's Fall Art Auction is LIVE! Bid Now!

For 20 years,The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA Museum) in Brooklyn has celebrated contemporary art via 500+ free public programs and 60+ exhibitions featuring over 100 groundbreaking artists from across 20+ countries to date… and counting. Help us continue to make art more equitable for rising artists by supporting our fall art auction. Bid now to buy an art piece at MoCADA.org/auction

Here's a behind the scenes look at the installation and opening of Uzumaki Cepeda's interactive exhibit, "Safe Space", at MoCADA. Shouts to the MoCADA crew who made it all happen. "Safe Space" is on view until November 3. Be sure to plan your next visit to Hanson Place soon. 🐦🐊🐍🎮📺✊🏾🎥: @bougieboybash @snikka @foofoocault #creators #mocadaonview #unapologeticallydope #uzumakicepeda #safespace

NYC!!! We're proud to be partnering up with UrbanWorld Film Festival, which starts today! Join us for this season's phenomenal lineup of films, events, and panel discussions featuring some of the leading creatives in the business, like Alana Mayo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (they're all on our panel on 09/19). Get your pass now before it's too late. The festival ends on Saturday. For more info visit: https://urbanworld.org #urbanworld19 #beyondthegaze #film #cinema #creators #makeyourmark

Yes to Tracee Ellis Ross' newest endeavor, Pattern, a new haircare line of products for curly to coiled heads ranging from 3b to 4c. It's a project Tracee began dreaming about 20 years ago navigating her own hair, and we're so excited that it's finally come to our doorstep. And from the looks of this video that boasts Brown and Black bodies of all types in celebration, we can add this to our list of products made for us and by us. 🎥: @micaiahcarter 👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾🙌🏾 #creators #traceeellisross #pattern #haircare #entrepreneur #forusbyus

A word...for South Africa, for the African diaspora as a whole community.... An excerpt from a speech delivered by author, educator, activist Dr. Marimba Ani. 💪🏾🙌🏾✊🏾👊🏾 #itsnationtime #marimbaani #unity #socialjustice #powertothepeople #unapologeticallyblack #unapogeticallyafrican

#MondayMotivation from the wise, wise soul of Debbie Allen. ✨ Debbie Allen is a highly respected master of dance, choreography, acting and much more. She has won numerous Emmy awards for her outstanding performances and was appointed to the President’s Committee of Arts and Humanities in 2001. All the while owning a dance academy in Los Angeles, where Allen continues to mentally and physically train the future generations of performance artists. Evoking the youth to reach their fullest potential despite racial inequalities they may face, much like Allen was exceedingly able to do. . . . #debbieallen #blackballerinas #debbieallendanceacademy #unapologeticallyblack

Halle Bailey reclaiming the lead role of The Little Mermaid is much more than an acting performance. The announcement of this casting has shed light on the racism, terrifying stereotypes, and marginalization of Black people that continues to manifest in this country. But the fact that we can now associate The Little Mermaid with a Black woman, whether some like it or not, is a beautiful, graceful step away from our ignorant society. Congratulations and well deserved @chloexhalle ✨ We stand by you! #hallebailey #thelittlemermaid #blackgirlsdodisney #blackgirlmagic #unapologeticallyblack

Dopeness!! Check this out! 📹✊🏽 The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color. Showcasing films by black, brown and indigenous people from around the world, The festival has highlighted brilliant Black filmmakers such as #MoCADAFirst Terrance Nance. Taking place on August 1-4 in Philly, BlackStar Fest will be celebrating eight years of creating a space for Black visionaries to publicly exhibit their films. ✨ Major kudos! #blackstarfilmfestival #blackart #blackfilmmakers #unapologeticallyblack #byindiemeansnecessary

Congratulations to Melina Matsoukas on her first film soon come, “Queen and Slim”. Created by Emmy-award winner writer/producer Lena Waithe, the film deals with the ongoing, unresolved reality of police brutality. Starring Queen (@jodiesmith ) & Slim (@danielkaluuya ), the film is scheduled to release on November 27, 2019. Keep an eye out for this one! #blackart #blackfilm #lenawaithe #unapologeticallyblack #queenandslim

Get it, fellas! Let this be your mood on today. And let the church say.... 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 One time for @activedancers_ja !!!!! (Via @frommelissawithlove) #creators #dance #blackart #fortheculture #blackjoy #blessings

Meet Komikka “MARTIAN” Patton, the brilliant NY based artist who is currently on view in our most recent exhibition, “Fruits of our Labor” at MoCADA House on Governors Island. This exhibition will be showing until July 28 and able to view from 12 to 7pm on Fridays to Sundays. Find some time, soak up the sun, make a day of it and come see this thought-provoking installation for yourself. Cause why not? 🌞🌱✨ Heads up! Komikka will be having an artist talk at Governors Island on July 14. Stand by for more details soon!! #governorsisland #mocadaonview #komikkapatton #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #mocadahouse

Meet Komikka “MARTIAN” Patton, the brilliant NY based artist who is currently on view in our most recent exhibition, “Fruits of our Labor” at MoCADA House on Governors Island. This exhibition will be showing until July 28 and able to view from 12 to 7pm on Fridays to Sundays. Find some time, soak up the sun, make a day of it and come see this thought-provoking installation for yourself. Cause why not? 🌞🌱✨ Heads up! Komikka will be having an artist talk at Governors Island on July 14. Stand by for more details soon!! #governorsisland #mocadaonview #komikkapatton #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #mocadahouse

Brooklyn!!!! Come on through and get your paint on! #familyfest #atlanticterminal

Yes! Ayiti Kampe! Thousands took the streets in. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti this past weekend to protest political corruption. Though the police setup barricades to the presidential palace and tear gas was fired into the crowds, the people continued to march and chant in pursuit of an investigation into the Petrocaribe program. They want clear answers on the whereabouts of funds received from subsidized Venezuelan oil shipments under the program, and demand the resignation of sitting President Jovenel Moise. Power to the people!!! ✊🏾👊🏾🙌🏾❤️🇭🇹 #lunionfaitlaforce #haiti #riseup #socialjustice #powertothepeople #protest

THIS ------->>>>> #Repost @nuoriginsmagazine • • • • • • It is the 30th anniversary of #dotherighthing @officialspikelee #classic #exhibition @mocada_museum #checkitout and Alway do the right thing for the #blackdiaspora

What "Public Enemy" means to Moor Mother.... Yassssss! Come see her live tonight in a special performance commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Red Summer – the flood of heightened racial terror that swept through cities across America in 1919. Only in NYC! Get your tickets and our discount now online before it's too late. Type MoCADA, and get 25% off, HERE: http://win.gs/2YgD9CY. ✊🏾🙌🏾👊🏾 #unapologeticallyblack #blackAF #truthtellers #creators #moormother #afrofuturism #music #socialjustice #rbmf #blackart

Updated*** This is what #moechella, a peaceful protest in DC last night, looked like. Led by the legendary GoGo band, Backyard Band (@backyardband) the community showed out for the epic celebration. Gentrifiers have been asking residents to turn off gogo music ie. trying to change not only the demographic of the city but also the culture. DC residents are not having it! And this protest was a testament to that fact. Yes, Chocolate city! Stand up! #dontmuteDC #blackart #gogomusic #music #socialjustice #unapologeticallyblack #creators #gentrificationisviolence

Inspired by the #SudanUprising, where Black women continue to lead! We stand with in solidarity with the protestors, with al-Thawra (the revolution in Arabic)! 🇸🇩🖤🙌🏾✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼🙌🏿🙌🏼 🔁: @djmoma #resistance #revolution #unapologeticallyblack #unapogeticallyafrican #freedomfighters #socialactivism #blackwomenlead

A whole mood. Feels like summer in NYC.... 🔁: @sdq0218 #blackgirlmagic #doubledutch #unapologeticallyblack #blackart #sports #creators

🎤🎧✨🌜 Live at MoCADA returns Friday, April 5 at 7pm, with a special musical performance by Sugar Sugar. Join us for our monthly gathering where music and art lovers connect every first Friday! Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, RSVP Now: https://molive.splashthat.com

Wait.... what? This is amazing!. Watch @bou_bou_design_ make his 🎨. The power of the African imagination... #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #creators @bou_bou_design_ #painting #imagination

Mood... The inspiration behind our current exhibit, "Give Me Body: Femme Re-Divined", is this classic House track by the legendary Queen Latifah. Dubbed "Come Into My House," this fiery track was first released in 1989 on Tommy Boy Records. Simply said, all hail the Queen, @queenlatifah ✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿🙌🏾👊🏾✊🏽🖤❤️ The "Give Me Body" exhibit is on view until April 16. See it while you can. #creators #blackart #womenshistorymonth #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #mocadaonview #givemebody

And now a word from the icon, the unforgettable, the outrageously hilarious and completely uncensored SHASTA GEAUX POP. Crazy, irreverent and uplifting Shasta keeps it real with her gospel of laughter, her free flowing emcee style to get the party jumping. And she's running for President! 🎨: "SHASTA GEAUX POP for President" is written and created by SHASTA GEAUX POP and Ayesha Jordan, which is currently featured in the "Give Me Body: Femme Re-Divined" exhibit at MoCADA. Meet SHASTA for yourself before April 16. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #creators #ayeshajordan #shastageauxpop #performanceart #blackart #womenshistorymonth #givemebody #socialactivism

Walking into the week like our ancestral connection is this strong, "Aye!" (Because it is!) ❤️🖤 🇿🇦 🎵: "Banomoya" by Prince Kaybee Ft Busiswa & TNS #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #creators #dance #culture #motivation #inspiration #vosho #gwaragwara #rhythm

Yes to this energy at Studio One Eighty Nine's fashion week presentation yesterday! The sustainable brand, founded by Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson, provides a platform to, helps promote, and curates African Fashion by empowering communities in Africa through job creation, education and skills training. ASE! Ps The collection is 🔥! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🖤❤️ #stylesofresistance #fashion #studiooneeightynine #blackexcellence #creators #style #blackart #dance #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

In case you missed our first LIVE AT MoCADA session last November, here's a taste of Yaya Bey's performance of her song "Gorilla Glue". Wanna see the whole video? Become a member today to get full access to this series and more. The next LIVE installment happens this Friday, February 1 with Justo Ontario. RSVP for entry. Link in bio! See you soon! 🖤🖤 🎥: Hannibal Alawode, curated by Run P.. #blackart #creators #music #firstfridays #liveatmocada #performance

Yes! Watch this speech by Chadwick Boseman at the Sag Awards, as the cast of "Black Panther" accepted their award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Congrats to all! Ase! 🔥🖤✊🏾👊🏾👌🏿🙏🏾 #blackart #creators #film #blackexcellence #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #blackpanther #sagawards #chadwickboseman

Join us all 2019, as we double down on our commitment to being an incubator for Black art and fostering dialogue about the issues facing our community. We're celebrating 20 years of MoCADA as Brooklyn's premier Black arts insitution, and we're inviting you to celebrate with us all year long! That means more cutting-dge exhibitions and artistic perfomances, plus expanded arts education and awareness programs, including creator residencies, and more. You ready? Spread the word... 🎨: MoCADA's 20th anniversary logo was made by our creative partner Philadelphia Print Works (Philadelphia Printworks), with so much more coming soon! 🔥✊🏾👊🏾 #mocada20 #blackart #buildingcommunitythroughart #activism #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #creators

A word from our scholar, our professor, our activist, our author... Our mother in the fight for freedom, Angela Davis. Happy 75th birthday!!! We wish you a glorious lap around the sun, one as bright as your first and neverending. Thank you for always leading the way. 👊🏾✊🏾🎥: Angela Davis delivers a speech on "Oppression and Repression in the United States," before a crowd of students at California State University at Fullerton in 1972. #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #revolutionary #activist #blackexcellence #freedomfighter #activism #powertothepeople #angeladavis #earthstrong #blackgirlmagic #blackwomenlead

"Styles of Resistance: From the Corner to the Catwalk" is on view Friday January 18 - February 24th at MoCADA. Come celebrate the journey of urban/streetwear from the 1970's until now. #blackart #fashion #urban #style #mocadaonview #blackexcellence #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican

MoCADA: Habari Gani (What's the news)!? You: Nia, the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, which means purpose, living your life with intention for the betterment of your person, your family, and your community. Here's a word from Dr. Maya Angelou on how to live your best life. #kwanzaa #nia #creators #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #unapologeticallyafrican #purpose #blackexcellence #livingwithintention

Today we celebrate the life of Kassandra Ebony of the Legendary Iconic House of Ebony with an entire mood! Via Legendary Vogue X: "Kassandra was an inspiration to all of us. He redefined what it meant to be a Vogue Femme and an individual in the LGBTQ community and the Ballroom Scene. One of the most talented individuals I have ever seen.... A Pioneer. A Legend. An Icon! One of the Greatest of all time. Your legacy will forever live on. Thank you....". MoCADA sends love and light to Kassandra's family and friends.... #blackart #blackjoy #creators #blackexcellence #unapologeticallyblack #dance #restinpower #restinpeace #houseofebony #kassandraebony #ballroom

🎥: Watch "Something Good - Negro Kiss", a newly discovered silent film, that offers 29seconds of stolen, affectionate moments between performers Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown. Made in 1898, the film is the earliest film of its kind, an undiluted and super intimate snapshot of Black love captured by vaudeville performer turned film producer William Selig. Discovered by Kyle Alex Brett (@kyalbr )❤️❤️❤️#blackjoy #blackart #blacklove #creators #film #history #unapologeticallyblack

Today we celebrate the life and tremendous contributions of legendary singer Nancy Wilson to the arts. Here's Nancy Wilson performing "Satin Doll" in 1964 on American TV. Our hearts and prayers are with her loved ones. Rest in Power to one of the greats.... #blackexcellence #blackgirlmagic #icon #legend #music #jazz #soul #restinpower #nancywilson

Here's a taste of what's to come TONIGHT from singer, songwriter, and curator Hadaiyah Yaya Bey. RSVP now to get on the list for our first ever LIVE @ MOCADA performance event, curated by Run P.. Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. Link in bio. #LIVEatmocada #liveperformance #blackart #creators #music RSVP: https://liveatmocada.splashthat.com/

From the mouths of babes.... #vote #becauseofthemwecan

Meet Big Chief Demond Melancon (@qadamawi), one of two featured artists in our new exhibit "A Love Letter to New Orleans", opening this Friday! Come celebrate with us at MoCADA from 7pm-10pm. #AlovelettertoNO #blackart #creators #habanaworks

Meet @langstonallston, one of two featured artists in the exhibit, "A Love Letter to New Orleans", coming to MoCADA this Friday! Save the date! For more exclusives, click the link in our bio. #AlovelettertoNO #habanaworks #blackart #creators #neworleans

Honoring Indigenous Peoples' day in the States with "A Love Letter to New Orleans", a new exhibit featuring @qadamawi and @langstonallston coming to MoCADA October 19-November 25. Save the dates! #AlovelettertoNO #habanaworks #blackart #creators

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