For the 2024 Department of Defense (DoD) observance of Black History Month, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) proudly announces the availability of a series of original artwork available for download from DEOMI’s public website, www.deomi.mil.

The DoD theme for the observance is, “𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔,” in recognition of of African American arts and artisans. African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and Black American influences. It has widespread and enduring contributions in the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary, and other forms of cultural expression.

African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Americans of African descent have led artistic and cultural movements, such as New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, and been at the forefront of popular trends around the world.

In celebrating the history of African Americans and their contributions to the arts, DoD recognizes and celebrates the richness of the past and present with an eye toward what the rest of the twenty-first century will bring.

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For more details, contact DEOMI Public Affairs Office: 366 Tuskegee Airmen Dr., Patrick SFB, FL 32925, Email: deomipa@us.af.mil.

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