AfriCOBRA artists were associated with the Black Arts Movement in America , a movement that began in the mid-1960s .
That celebrated culturally - specific expressions of the contemporary Black community in the realms of literature , theater , dance and the visual arts .
AfriCOBRA artists were associated with the Black Arts Movement in America , a movement that began in the mid-1960s and that celebrated culturally - specific expressions of the contemporary Black community in the realms of literature , theater , dance and the visual arts .