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.
Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Soulpepper
by Ilana Lucas - May 15, 2025
Michael R. Jackson’s A STRANGE LOOP is a striking text and meta-text, calculatedly raw and messy, archly vulnerable, and sacredly profane....
THE COLORED MUSEUM Comes to Sankofa African American Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2025
Sankofa African American Theatre Company and Open Stage have announced their co-production of The Colored Museum, the bold and provocative satire by celebrated playwright George C. Wolfe. ...
Pianist Awadagin Pratt to Perform at 92NY in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2025
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Awadagin Pratt, piano at Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here! ...
AIN’T NO MO’ Comes to Speakeasy Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2024
SpeakEasy Stage Company and Front Porch Arts Collective will present the Boston premiere of Jordan E. Cooper’s Tony Award-nominated satire, AIN’T NO MO’ – a timely and provocative comedy about what it means to be Black in America....
Donja R. Love to Present WRITE IT OUT! Reading for World AIDS Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 26, 2024
In 2020, Donja R. Love created Write It Out! ― a writing workshop for people living with HIV. This year's cohort of talented writers are having their work presented in a staged reading at The LGBT Center. Learn how to attend. ...
Interview: Destyne R. Miller of SEVEN GUITARS at August Wilson In The Park
by Armando Urdiales - July 31, 2024
Read our interview with Destyne R. Miller of SEVEN GUITARS at August Wilson In The Park....
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Announces Launch Of THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre introduces THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT’S FESTIVAL, a new platform for public staged readings of fresh plays from May 31 to June 2....
Review: FLY at Hotchner Theatre on the Washington University Campus
by James Lindhorst - February 18, 2024
Edwards script if filled with humor but it does not shy away from taking on the current realities of unfairness, inequality, and discrimination in the United States today. His script is layered and complex. The text is foreboding with an admonitory tone, and Edwards realism reaches his audience bec...
Review: HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - January 22, 2024
TheatreWorks opens 2024 with a super trifecta winner with August Wilson’s deeply personal and revelatory How I Learned What I Learned: a brilliant, bravura performance by Bay Area legend Steven Anthony Jones, excellent direction by Wilson interpreter Tim Bond, and of course, the profoundly poetic ...
Louis Armstrong's BLACK & BLUES Documentary to Screen at TD James Moody Jazz Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2023
Join in for a FREE screening of the critically acclaimed film, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, at the TD James Moody Jazz Festival. ...
Free Screening of LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES Comes to The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023
The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival will present a FREE screening of the Imagine Documentaries and Apple TV+ critically-acclaimed film, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues, on Wednesday, November 15, 7:00 pm, at The Newark Museum of Art....
MATA And Audiofemme to Present Shara Lunon In Premiere Of Bitter Fruits At Roulette
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 12, 2023
Join Shara Lunon at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn for the world premiere of Bitter Fruits, a dynamic exploration of survival techniques developed in response to oppression and injustice. Co-presented by Audiofemme Collective....
Ghostlight Theatre Co to Present Inaugural Playwright Festival Featuring New Works by Dedrick Weathersby
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2023
Join Ghostlight Theatre Co for their Inaugural Playwright Festival featuring new works by Dedrick Weathersby. Don't miss the opportunity to experience these brand new plays in a staged reading format with light staging and costuming. ...
Awadagin Pratt Releases 'Still Point' (single) via New Amsterdam Records
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2023
Awadagin Pratt has released 'Still Point', the second single from his upcoming album STILLPOINT. Read more about the internationally acclaimed pianist's latest release and upcoming album on New Amsterdam Records....
Sam Richardson, Langston Kerman & More to Star in YES WE CANNABIS Series From Audible
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2023
Audible in collaboration with global entertainment and media company Broadway Video will present a new scripted comedy, 'Yes We Cannabis,' set to debut exclusively on Audible on Thursday, August 24, 2023....
Chris Pierce Drops New Single 'Meet Me at the Bottom'
by Michael Major - July 03, 2023
Handpicked by Neil Young to open his upcoming July tour, Chris Pierce has just dropped another single from his upcoming album, Let All Who Will. The single, 'Meet Me at the Bottom' is a recognition for how far we've fallen and a plea for unity to rise back up together. Plus, cehck out tour dates!...
EMANCIPATION: A JUNETEETH CELEBRATION, Shaun Cassidy, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - June 17, 2023
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their...
AMERICAN SON Comes to the Wealthy Theatre This Week
by Stephi Wild - June 14, 2023
#BAMTalent, West Michigan's newest creative nonprofit, will present the Christopher Demos-Brown drama, American Son. ...
See HANDS ON A HARDBODY Reunion Concert, Jenn Colella, Shaun Cassidy & More at 54 Below in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2023
This month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Commemorate Juneteenth At 54 Below With These Inspiring Shows
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2023
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, is thrilled to be presenting two shows celebrating Black music and history on June 19: Emancipation: A Juneteenth Celebration at 7:00pm and Malcolm X and Selma the Musical: Together in Concert at 9:30pm. ...
Review: A SOLDIER'S PLAY at AMANSON THEATRE
by Tracey Paleo - May 30, 2023
The production values and cast of the Ahmanson Theatre's, A SOLDIER'S PLAY, are absolutely stellar. But, I had to wonder, is this story 'enough' for the younger African-American audiences of today?...
The Leah Ryan Fund Announces Winner Of “The Leah”: GLORIA MAJULE'S CULTURE SHOCK
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2023
The Leah Ryan Fund has announced the winner of the 2023 Leah Prize, Gloria Majule's Culture Shock. Majule's new play concerns two African students, Zahra from Tanzania and Hawi from Kenya, who start school in an Ivy League institution. ...
Dallas Black Dance Theatre 46th Season Finale Features Afrofuturism
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2023
Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) marks the finale of its 46th season with its Spring Celebration performance series showcasing the works of national choreographers and home-grown talent....
The Soapbox Presents X CHROME VALLEY At Lincoln Center This May
by A.A. Cristi - April 24, 2023
Join Lincoln Center Poet-In-Residence Mahogany L. Browne for a new immersive art experience in celebration of her newest anthology of poems, Chrome Valley, in collaboration with The Soapbox Presents in the David Rubenstein Atrium Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm ...
Lyric Fest to Present World Premiere of COTTON at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2023
Lyric Fest has commissioned COTTON, a new multimedia work combining photography, poetry, and song that is inspired by the cotton photography of Philadelphia artist John Dowell. Slated to have its world premiere performance on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cat...
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