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EXCITING: We're Honored to Announce that Question Bridge: Black Males will be Part of the First Year Exhibit at the New Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. Congratulations to the Entire Question Bridge Team. Check Out Coverage Below from NMAAHC’s Grand Opening this Past Weekend:

“This national museum helps to tell a richer and fuller story of who we are. And by knowing this other story, we better understand ourselves and each other. It binds us together. It reaffirms that all of us are American, that African-American history is not somehow separate from our larger American story, it’s not the underside of the American story” President Barack Obama During His Opening Remarks: http://ti.me/2dqhZfs

The Daughter Of A Man Born A Slave Just Opened The First National Black History Museum: http://huff.to/2czA9ZV via The Huffington Post

An Inside Look at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://nyti.ms/2ckgD8E via NYT

In a gathering of artistic minds, Renee Cox (i found god in myself), Dianne Smith (i found god in myself), Bayete Ross Smith (Question Bridge: Black Males) and Hank Willis Thomas (Question Bridge: Black Males) met on the Langston Hughes Auditorium stage at the Schomburg Center in Harlem. The topic of the night, “Black Art + Identity Politics?” took the artists through a whirlwind of topical and timely conversations about blackness and consequently post-blackness, art-making, and gender. Cox stole the stage as she spoke about her latest project “Sacred Geometry”. She described this work as having emerged from a place between no thought and everyday thoughts, more precisely, from a place of joy-- a three-letter word, she rightly points out-- hardly circulating throughout the art world. To close the evening, she offers these words of advice to curators and artists on the rise: “When you show work, make sure it’s complete,” and finally, “Don’t question yourself... don’t let [doubt] get inside you.”

To learn more about her work check out: http://www.reneecox.org/

Renee Cox and Dianne Smith are currently featured in the exhibition i found god in myself at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Hank Willis Thomas and Bayete Ross Smith are currently featured in the exhibition Question Bridge: Males also at the Schomburg.

Images from reneecox.com and the Schomburg Center.

Did you miss the chance to record a Question Bridge video with our team  in Los Angeles?

You can always head to questionbridge.com or QB Mobile to join the conversation. It's growing every day- and men from Leimert Park, Los Angeles added over 10 new questions to the discussion. They are waiting for your response! 

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From July 26-31st, 2014 we spent a week in Leimert Park as part of Papillion Art's five-week video residency.  We launched a yearlong series of recording sessions in this vibrant community, which was truly an honor! 

Papillion Art is a new contemporary art gallery that aims to instigate a renaissance of sorts in the Leimert Park area. At its helm is Michelle Papillion, who is dedicated to the idea of bringing integrating bold new contemporary art from brilliant emerging voices into the community. Coupled with the area's history and legacy, this gallery is already making an impact and turning heads. Be sure to add it to your next Los Angeles itinerary.

We recorded several men and helped others download our app. The question themes ranged widely. From the thoughtful "What can black men do to alleviate the suffering that is occurring in the Black community?

 to an intriguing question about cultural influence- "What was so good about Tupac? What did you take away from his life?", each new question begs a conversation. 

We seek new video contributions from black men across the country to help change the narrative around Black Male identity. Download the app from iTunes (iPhones, iPads) or Google Play (Android) and contribute a response or new questions.