The intricate history of the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) relationship with black artists, audiences, and art centered around blackness, as acclaimed by Victoria L Valentine of Culture Type.

Through nearly 200 works in MoMA's collection, this collection of essays offers a comprehensive examination of the institution's complex engagement with race and representation. Authors Darby English, Charlotte Barat, and Mabel O. Wilson provide historical context, tracing MoMA's interactions with racial blackness from its inception to contemporary times, including its involvement during the Civil Rights Movement and notable exhibitions.