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Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).
Saturday, April 3 will see the debut of the feature length biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia on Lifetime at 8pm EST/7pm CST.
Each episode of HISTORY IN COLOR is directed by a leading African American icon and is their personal exploration of the lives of often-unknown people who blazed the trail for their career.
Opening the series for the first two weeks, Laura Benedict Scott, Sidney Scott, and Leslie McDonel will celebrate the female icons of country with “Legendary Ladies of the Grand Ole Opry.
The acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.
Actor and playwright Juliette Jeffers performs 20 different characters in her solo performance Judgment Day, specially scheduled for presentation during Black History Month on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.
The Music Institute of Chicago celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join NJPAC for a soulful live-stream concert with Ledisi: Live at the Troubadour.
Don McLean pays homage to American music with his new covers album, Still Playin’ Favorites, released today through Time Life.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), which diversifies the aesthetics of contemporary dance by uniting modern, classical, American, and African-American traditions in dance and storytelling, announces additional details for Deeply 25: Beyond Dancea??The Celebration Begins.
With a line-up that features world-class artists in music, dance, comedy, top-touring Broadway hits and more, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts continues its tradition of offering a diverse season with something for everyone.
Lifetime extends their partnership with trusted journalist Robin Roberts for four new movies under the Robin Roberts Presents banner.
Though the reach of Gershwin's classic tunes has proved vast, no other song from his canon has quite matched the monumental success of Porgy and Bess' opening aria, 'Summertime.
Lifetime extends their partnership with trusted journalist Robin Roberts for four new movies under the Robin Roberts Presents banner.
New Orleans Opera has postponed its 2020-21 season until next year.
We've rounded up 10 MORE books about Black theatre to read and educate yourself while in quarantine.
Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth will reopen on June 19 with its rescheduled production of How I Got Over.
Acclaimed pianist and composer Lafayette Gilchrist previews his upcoming double-disc NOW in a special Baltimore pre-release live streaming concert on Friday, June 12 at 7 p.
Under the direction of Governor John Bel Edwards, large public gatherings in Louisiana with more than 250 people will be banned, effective immediately until Monday, April 13.
Grand Rapids Pops has announced the shows coming to its stage in its 2020-21 season.
