When Shauneille Perry’s screen adaptation of John Henry Redwood’s The Old Settler appeared on television in 2001, real life sisters Phylicia Rashad and Debbie... Read More
Nice Salary, good hours, Billy and Jack thought they landed the ideal summer. . . at the Soundview Nuclear Power Plant. Now, years later, they’re... Read More
Introduction I have had the pleasure of attending many performances either created by, including and/ or otherwise related to people of the African Diaspora. These creative cultural expressions all point to the diversity of the “Black Experience” in America and beyond. It is essential that this diversity be acknowledged.... Read More
The lynching of Emett Till A dramatic play by Michael Green & Daniel Carlton October 21, 2017, 3 & 8pm The Black Lady Theatre 750 Nostrand Ave. [embedyt]... Read More
I just couldn't pass up this opportunity to share a video of Ankh Ma'at Ra. A few seconds after the video begins, you'll understand why I could not stop playing it over and over again. It’s mesmerizing.... Read More
The Negro Ensemble Company is BACK! — Like other American-African theater organizations, this iconic company has been struggling for well over a decade to provide and maintain a professional venue for Black playwrights to tell stories about people from the African diaspora in quality staged productions. Founded in 1967 by Robert Hooks, Douglass Turner Ward and Gerald S.... Read More
We are all here on this Earth, in this world, for a heartbeat and then we are gone. We leave behind a thumbprint, an impression, on the lives we’ve touched through our words, our actions, or inactions. Nikki Giovanni wrote:... Read More