The Sugar Shack continues to be celebrated as a symbol of African American pride, artistic excellence, and community spirit.

An iconic painting by renowned Durham artist Ernie Barnes is on display ... Hill, who is African American, works at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina. She said she thinks Barnes created ...

Ernie Barnes ... as a lively night at a Black music hall in the mid-20th century in segregated North Carolina. It also has several other pop culture connections. The art work was featured ...

Ernie Barnes' "The ... captures a "lively night at a Black music hall in the mid-20th century, segregated North Carolina." The museum said it is inspired by Barnes’ memory of sneaking into ...