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Black America’s Cultural Giants Lost in 2025

By Stacy M. Brown The losses came steadily in 2025, not as a single rupture but as a quiet procession. Voices that once filled sanctuaries,...

Pauline Forlenza (Director & CEO, American Federation of Arts) with the 2025 Cultural Leadership Awards honorees: Christian Levett, Howardena Pindell and Ann Temkin (Photo by Udo Salters/PMC)

AFA Honors Three Champions of the Art World

The American Federation of Arts (AFA), the leader in traveling exhibitions worldwide since its founding in 1909, presented the 2025 Cultural Leadership Awards to...

Candles are lite during the Kwanzaa holiday which is celebrated by millions worldwide to strengthen the values of African heritage and reinforce community among African Americans. Hudson Valley Press File/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Celebrate Kwanzaa at the Library

A Look Back at the Ten Best Films of This Year

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet.

Movie Hamnet is A Story of Love and Tragedy

The Mount Saint Mary College Christmas tree shines brightly, marking the official start of the holiday season on campus. Photo by Lee Ferris.

Tree Lighting Kicks Off Mount Holiday Season

Experience the magic of Lasdon Public Gardens and Veterans Memorial’s Holidays on the Hill Train Show.

Jenkins Kicks Off Holidays on the Hill Train Show

“West Point Holiday Show” This Weekend

Mount Gulian Historic Site, the Dutch Colonial home of the Verplanck family, invites the public to join us for a close-to-home, relaxing time of good cheer and good company this holiday season.

Mount Gulian Historic Site Festive Holiday Tours

Cynthia Erivo and Arianna Grande in Wicked: For Good.

Wicked: For Good Smashes Box Office Records