Black In America is a multi-part series of documentaries hosted by reporter Soledad O'Brien on CNN. The series is about various issues regarding blacks (African-Americans) which includes panel discussions on issues facing the black community, and a look at the culture of black families in America, men and women.
TRIUMPH! Presents Women's Stories Virtually in November
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2020
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival is presenting an exceptional slate of theatre, dance and storytelling by remarkable performers that you can enjoy in a new virtual program, Triumph! ...
See THE SOARING SOLO SALON Tonight at Whitefire Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - August 26, 2020
Award winning Director & Developer, Jessica Lynn Johnson, hosts an evening of brand new solo show excerpts. This enticing program will be livestreaming from the Whitefire Theatre and will rotate 6 superb Solo Artists in and out throughout the night. Themes of race, money, success, healing, and much ...
BWW Interview: At Home With Natalie Douglas
by Stephen Mosher - July 28, 2020
It would take a global pandemic and quarantine to slow down Natlie Douglas... but her chat with Stephen Mosher would indicate that she isn't slowing down any time soon....
Danielle Ponder & Karate Boogaloo Drop New Single 'Look Around'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 27, 2020
New York singer and activist Danielle Ponder pairs up with Melbourne cinematic soul outfit Karate Boogaloo to deliver 'Look Around,' a haunting reflection on the times we live in....
BWW Interview: Joy Yvonne Jones talks about writing, directing, and performing in A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE at Common Ground Theatre & MOXIE Theatres
by E.H. Reiter - July 23, 2020
An interview with writer, director, and performer Joy Yvonne Jones on A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE a part of the Dinner and Zoom live virtual theatre series of plays written, directed, and celebrating Black women presented by Common Ground Theatre and MOXIE Theatre....
VIDEO: SummerStage Anywhere Shares Interview with Joan Myers Brown
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2020
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage hosted an intimate conversation with the legendary Joan Myers Brown (Founder of PHILADANCO and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts) as part of their Soundcheck: Curator Conversation with SummerStage Dance Curator Danni Gee....
Netflix Announces a New Dramatic Limited Series on Colin Kaepernick's High School Years Created By Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 29, 2020
The adolescent life of all-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick will come to television screens around the world in Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited series from Kaepernick and Academy Award® Nominee and Emmy Award® Winner Ava DuVernay....
VIDEOS: Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Andre De Shields, and More Take Part in the Public's #ToBeBlack
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2020
The Public Theater has released a new series called #ToBeBlack, featuring Black actors across the nation exploring the truth in the painful reality of being Black in America with Shakespearean text....
BWW Interview: Kim Exum and Eric Lockley Talk the Importance of the Antonyo Awards- Live at 7pm!
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2020
Broadway Black, the multimedia organization highlighting the achievements of Black theatre artists, will present the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadway community....
VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald, Jelani Alladin, Denée Benton, André De Shields & More in #ToBeBlack In Honor of Juneteenth
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 19, 2020
In honor of Juneteenth, The Public has just released Girl From the North Country cast member Kimber Elayne Sprawl's collaborative interpretation of Hamlet's eternal a?oeTo Be or Not To Bea?? speech and performed by an incredible group of 30 Black actors including Toree Alexander, Jelani Alladin, Den...
John Tucker Releases 'You Wouldn't Know'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 11, 2020
John Tucker – an alternative R&B artist out of Nashville-has released his new song, “You Wouldn't Know,” today across all streaming platforms. ...
Fountain Theatre Speaks Out Against Racism With Live-Streamed Reading Of CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC
by A.A. Cristi - June 04, 2020
In response to current events and in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter, The Fountain Theatre will present a one-time, live online reading of Stephen Sachs' critically acclaimed, award-winning stage adaptation of Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric. This compelling portrait of racism in Amer...
Actor's Express Announces HEDWIG, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and More in 33rd Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2020
Actor's Express announces its 33rd Season of gripping, entertaining work, including two Atlanta Premieres and one World Premiere. The season opens Summer 2020 with the rock musical Lizzie, which explores the murderous legend of Lizzie Borden....
Tony Winners Stew And Heidi Will Celebrate Civil Rights Activist And Writer James Baldwin at OZ Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2020
OZ Arts Nashville will present Notes of a Native Song from Stew and Heidi, the Tony and Obie Award-winning creators of the barrier-breaking Broadway hit Passing Strange....
BWW Review: SOUL'D: THE ECONOMICS OF OUR BLACK BODY at Vanport Mosaic
by Krista Garver - November 19, 2019
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BWW Review: Keith Hamilton Cobb's Breathtaking Exploration Of American Theatre's Intrinsic Racism, AMERICAN MOOR
by Michael Dale - September 15, 2019
A bit over 400 years ago, a white Englishman named William Shakespeare scripted a play based on a story by a white Italian known as Cinthio about a Moorish general serving in the Venetian army, who is regarded as an outsider by his white colleagues because of his skin color....
Eugene Lee Brings EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS To Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2019
Outgoing Artistic Director Kenny Leon and Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company are thrilled to present Eugene Lee's East Texas Hot Links from July 16 to August 11, 2019. A few years after this play was originally produced in the early nineties, the nation was shocked by the brutal lynching of Ja...
ASK A BLACK WOMAN- Hit Digital Series Premiers at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2019
What happens when a Black Woman specifically welcomes people of different races to ask her any question they want, on the streets of Los Angeles? Shanara did this on her "Ask A Black Woman" YouTube and podcast series for the past two years. In this solo show, Shanara takes you one helluva ride, resp...
Synchronicity Theatre Produces HANDS OF COLOR, a New Play by Kimberly Monks
by Sarah Hookey - May 15, 2019
Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre will produce Hands of Color, a new play by Kimberly Monks and directed by Thomas W. Jones II, June 7 - 30, 2019. For tickets and information, please visit synchrotheatre.com or call 404-484-8636....
BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award Winners
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019
The Peabody Board of Jurors revealed today nine Entertainment winners and a Children's winner for programs released in 2018. The honorees include a children's superhero saga focused on empathy; darkly comic immersions into the male and female killer mind; welcomed reformulations and expansions of st...
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs Present SHE KILLS MONSTERS and HOW WE GOT ON this May
by Rebecca Russo - April 08, 2019
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs end their 2018-19 season with two plays in rep, How We Got On by Idris Goodwin, and She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. She Kills Monsters, directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo ('20) tackles grief through one of the most popular role-playing games, Dungeons & Dra...
by Rebecca Russo - April 08, 2019
The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs end their 2018-19 season with two plays in rep, How We Got On by Idris Goodwin, and She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. She Kills Monsters, directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo ('20) tackles grief through one of the most popular role-playing games, Dungeons & Dra...
&More Release New Single FUTURE COME AROUND From Debut Album
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019
Today, the Philadelphia-based hip-hop/R&B duo &More comprised of singer Donn T and rapper Chill Moody released their new single 'Future Come Around' from their forthcoming debut album Ethel Bobcat out April 5 via D-tone Victorious/nicethingsMUSIC. FLOOD Magazine said &More '...embody th...
The SOURCE Presents THE LAST JUDGMENT
by Stephi Wild - March 16, 2019
In April, The SOURCE Theatre Company will be presented in the 5th EVER WordFest and Artists of Color (AOC) Summit, presenting a reading of an excerpt from the novel-in-progress 'The Last Judgement' by The SOURCE co-founder Arnold King....
Harlem Stage Announces Spring 2019 Performing Arts Season
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2018
Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown venue that for over 35 years has promoted the creative legacy of Harlem and artists of color from around the corner and across the globe, is proud to present its Spring 2019 season of performances. The season marks the 20thanniversary of Harlem Stage's signature da...
Fonseca Theatre Company Announces HOODED, OR BEING BLACK FOR DUMMIES
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2018
The Fonseca Theatre Company announces that the Indiana Premiere of Hooded or Being Black for Dummies will open November 9th at Indy Convergence (2611 W Michigan Street). Our inaugural production continues through December 2, 2018, with Ben Rose as director....
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2018
The Fonseca Theatre Company announces that the Indiana Premiere of Hooded or Being Black for Dummies will open November 9th at Indy Convergence (2611 W Michigan Street). Our inaugural production continues through December 2, 2018, with Ben Rose as director....
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