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UPDATE | University Suspends Library Director Over Controversial Photo Display

By |June 10th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Doane University in Nebraska has closed a library display and suspended the library director over the inclusion of historical photos of students wearing blackface.

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Nude #WeTheNipple Art Action at Facebook Headquarters Calls Out Censorship

By |June 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

NCAC and artist Spencer Tunick created a nude art action in front of Facebook and Instagram's New York City headquarters as part of their #WeTheNipple campaign against art censorship on social media.

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Compromise Reached Over Disputed Los Angeles School Mural

By |May 30th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

After intervention from artists, advocates and community groups, a compromise has been reached that will allow the mural to remain with artist Beau Stanton overseeing changes to the work.

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NCAC Condemns Removal of Artwork Commemorating Victim of Police Shooting

By |May 29th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

In addition to likely violating the artist’s constitutional right to free expression, the removal of the work is antithetical to the spirit of Memorial Day and shows a particular disregard for its African American roots.

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Georgia City Pulls Sponsorship of Local Play | UPDATE

By |May 16th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |

The City of Carrollton, Georgia pulled its sponsorship from a theater production of Calendar Girls in response to the play’s textual references to nudity, raising serious First Amendment concerns.

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