Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee Bragg’s DEAD FAT CORPSE Debuts This Week at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2025

Dead Fat Corpse, a raw and darkly comedic solo play written and performed by Barbara Lee Bragg, opens Friday, June 6 at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Performances will take place at the Hudson Guild Theater (6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles) on Fridays—June 6, 13, 20, and 27—at 8:30 p.m.

DEAD FAT CORPSE to Premiere in Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025

Dead Fat Corpse, a daring two-hander solo play by Barbara Lee Bragg, will make its Hollywood Fringe Festival debut this June, bringing audiences an unfiltered, semi-autobiographical journey through identity, survival, and the brutal realities of the entertainment industry.

JUDGING JURIES and AGENTS OF CHANGE Documentaries Now Available to Stream
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 11, 2025

Judging Juries, just nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Documentary, and Agents of Change are now available to stream on major VOD platforms in honor of Black History Month.

Docu-Series Featuring Ayanna Pressley In The Works, SHE DARED TO DREAM
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2024

Executive Producers Abby Ginzberg (Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power) and Angela Tucker (Belly of the Beast) are currently in production on a documentary series about influential female politicians titled SHE DARED TO DREAM.

Philharmonia Orchestra Will Take Part in New Sky Arts Series, 'Musical Masterpieces'
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

The Philharmonia Orchestra are to be one of three UK orchestras featured in Sky Art's new three-part series 'Musical Masterpieces', set to air weekly on Sky Arts and Freeview from 25 September at 8pm. Learn more about the series here!

Eva Respini Appointed Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs at Vancouver Art Gallery
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2023

The Vancouver Art Gallery has announced the appointment of Eva Respini as the new Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs. Eva will assume her new role on August 1, 2023.  

Review: THE HUMANS at CV Rep
by Kay Kudukis - Nov 11, 2022

Like love, fear is specific to each human. Monsters under the bed; the Bogeyman; things that go bump in the night; losing your mind; losing it all - Stephen Karam's The Humans collects all of our fears and deposits them all into one play, The Humans. A 2016 review in The New York Times called it 'The finest new play of the Broadway season so far - by a long shot.' What they don't say is, 'this play is dysfunctional and weirdly different.'

Shirley Chisholm Award Ceremony Gives Tribute To 50th Anniversary Shirley Chisholm's Run For President Of The United States
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022

The Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI) has announced the annual virtual SCCI Awards Ceremony on November 4th, 2022 at 7pm hosted by Radio Personality Angela Yee.

Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute and The Campaign School at Yale University Hosts SCCI Unbought Unbossed Conversations
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022

The Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI) in collaboration with The Campaign School at Yale University (TCSYale) is continually honoring the legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with the SCCI Unbought Unbossed Conversation(sm) series, with the second edition “The Power of Choice -Your One Vote”.

Actors' Equity Association Applauds the House Passing the CROWN Act
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2022

Actors’ Equity Association has released a following statement in response to the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act passing in the House of Representatives.

MoMa PS1 Presents First New York Museum Survey Of Deana Lawson Opening April 14
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2022

MoMA PS1 presents Deana Lawson, the first museum survey dedicated to the work of the celebrated photographer, on view from April 14 through September 5, 2022.

The Town Hall Theatre to Celebrate Harry Belafonte's 95th Birthday with HB95
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 23, 2022

A star-studded line-up will celebrate HB95 the 95th birthday of legendary singer, activist and actor Harry Belafonte. The evening will also present the inaugural Harry Belafonte Social Justice Awards in honor of the 10th anniversary of Sankofa.org, the social justice organization Mr. Belafonte co-founded.

John Legend, Lenny Kravitz & More to Take Part in Harry Belafonte's 95th Birthday Benefit at The Town Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2022

A star-studded line-up will celebrate the 95th birthday of legendary singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. The benefit evening (HB95) will also present the inaugural Harry Belafonte Social Justice Awards.

Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major - Jan 18, 2022

Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full list of nominees now!

Berkeley Symphony Launches New Season Of READING IS INSTRUMENTAL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2021

Today, Berkeley Symphony will launch the newest season of Reading Is Instrumental, a weekly musical storytime series for children and adults alike, hosted by the Berkeley Public Library and co-produced by Berkeley Symphony and the Berkeley Public Library Foundation.

THE BELL RANG Installation to be Presented as Part of the 2021-22 Mills Music Now Concert Series
by Gigi Gervais - Nov 7, 2021

The Bell Rang is an installation that stands with Mills College's rich tradition of experimentation and a glimpse into the future of a broad range of musical practices. In the annual Mills Music Now series, faculty, students, and visiting artists come together to define the cutting edge of music, from electronic to classical performance to jazz 

JAY-Z To Accept Gatekeeper of Truth Award At Harry Belafonte's 94th Birthday Celebration
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 23, 2021

The event will feature just-added performances & appearances from Tiffany Haddish, Usher, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Charlamagne Tha God, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Susan Sarandon & Pete Buttigieg.

Common, Danny Glover & More To Celebrate Harry Belafonte's 94th Birthday
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 16, 2021

Belafonte started the organization in 2005 after witnessing a news report of a 5-year-old Black girl being handcuffed and arrested in her Florida classroom for “being unruly.” The organization’s mission is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate the racial inequities that permeate the justice system.

VIDEO: Christopher Jackson Performs 'The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Creative Coalition's Inaugural Ball
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2021

On January 20, 2021, The Creative Coalition brought together leaders from entertainment, media, Congress, and the White House Cabinet and Administration. National and entertainment industry leaders gathered virtually for The Creative Coalition’s famed Inaugural Ball.

André De Shields Will Hosts PFLAG's Moving Equality Forward Event
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 31, 2020

On Wednesday, September 2 (6:30pm), join leaders and friends at PFLAG National for Moving Equality Forward, a virtual event to honor legislative champions of equality, learn about PFLAG Nationala??s new initiatives to support LGBTQ+ people and their families during the pandemic, and to hear how PFLAG National is continuing the work of changing hearts, minds, and laws.