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Meet Melba Moore 1 min read

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Meet Melba Moore

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Join Tony Award winner and 4x Grammy nominee, Melba Moore for an intimate discussion about life and healthy aging. Throughout her career Moore has received... Read More

BAM – FilmAfrica 2016 1 min read

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• Documentary
• Film

BAM – FilmAfrica 2016

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Co-presented by the New York African Film Festival, this cinematic companion to the annual DanceAfrica celebration features the best fiction and documentary films from Ghana,... Read More

NYC Cultural Organizations support for dancers 1 min read

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• Dance

NYC Cultural Organizations support for dancers

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Dance/NYC, the Archive of New York City Cultural Policy, and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will discuss the state and future potential of City support for dancers and the dance community. ...... Read More

Thomas Jefferson, Slavery and Race 1 min read

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Thomas Jefferson, Slavery and Race

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

In this groundbreaking work, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with America’s leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to analyze Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race.... Read More

15th Annual Dr. Betty Shabazz Awards Ceremony 2 min read

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15th Annual Dr. Betty Shabazz Awards Ceremony

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

The Schomburg Center and Women In Islam Inc. in their annual collaborative ceremony honors leaders in the community. This year’s honorees include nationally-recognized scholar, speaker, interfaith activist, and... Read More

“Legend in My Living Room” Exhibition 1 min read

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• Art

“Legend in My Living Room” Exhibition

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Reception celebrating “Legend in My Living Room." The exhibition will feature specially commissioned photographic portraits by Magnum Foundation Fellow, Jasper Briggs, of LGBTQ older adults in their home environments. The portraits of six subjects (ages 56-84) displayed prominently in the Museum’s window vitrines, will reflect personal stories of struggle, triumph and perseverance.... Read More

Weeksville Heritage Center – Books Launch 1 min read

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Weeksville Heritage Center – Books Launch

Sabura Rashid 10 years ago

“The Book of Harlen” by Bernice L. McFadden & “Summer Of The Cicadas” by Cole Lavalais Authors will appear in conversation • Moderated by Glory Edim, Founder of Well... Read More

Ousmane Sembène’s feature film Black Girl 1 min read

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• Film
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Ousmane Sembène’s feature film Black Girl

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

May 18—May 24, 2016 BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building 30 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn The first African film to receive international acclaim, Ousmane Sembène’s feature debut... Read More