Jan 3, 2022 | Art, Culture, Theatre
In the months since the police killing of George Floyd, cultural institutions nationwide have grappled with their identities and missions. But for one theater just miles from the site of Floyd’s murder, that reexamination began long before May of 2020. Jeffrey...
Nov 29, 2021 | Dance, Film, Theatre
When the musical “Hairspray” came out, filmmaker Beverly Lindsay-Johnson was deep into research on D.C.’s homegrown African American TV dance show, “Teenarama.” Friends started bombarding her with the suggestion that she should turn her subject into a musical or play...
Nov 8, 2021 | Entertainment, Theatre
Construction is underway for what owners say is the first Black-owned television and movie studio in Michigan. Standup comedian and director turned entrepreneur, Amaru, who only goes by one name, said it was a combination of events with the death of George Floyd and...
Oct 4, 2021 | Events, Film, Music, Theatre
IN Series will screen the free premiere of its latest opera film, Black Flute, on Friday, October 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall. The timeless music of Mozart is brought into the moment with a...
May 24, 2021 | Media, Theatre
Communicator, the e-magazine for communications professionals of color, has launched a series of monthly social media campaigns to coincide with its exciting 2021 calendar of themed issues. The series kicked off in April 2021 with the impressive Black Women in Jazz...
May 3, 2021 | Detroit, Theatre
In 2013 Detroit was bankrupt. Everyone knew that. Crippled by the loss of the automotive industry, massive city debts, and looming retirement pensions that needed to be paid, the state of the city’s financial future was looking bleak. After filing a chapter 9...
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