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George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:15:44 +0000

George C. Wolfe stands as a creative forcestands as a creative force — one who has shaped the narrative of Black identity and redefined how

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Shantrelle P. Lewis sheds light on underrepresented artists

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:07:07 +0000

Shantrelle P. Lewis is a highly accomplished scholar, critic and filmmaker who has made significant contributions to the field of curatorial studies. Born on June

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Voices of Change: The Legacy of Orde Coombs

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:54:39 +0000

Orde Coombs, born on the island of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean on June 3, 1939, was a trailblazer in the worlds of academia and

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The Fannie Lou Hamer Story

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 15:40:57 +0000

June 19, 2020, 8pm (DST) — Facebook Live and Instagram Live. Meet Fannie Lou Hamer, the mother of Voter Registration. A one woman show starring Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye. In this Post also view "Fannie Lou Hamer: Stand Up".

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 04:36:02 +0000

Hopefully our children will watch this video--The Transatlantic Slave Trade : History Documentary on the Middle Passage

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Up South The Great Migration

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:58:14 +0000

Dred-Scott Keyes must be congratulated for his photo documentation of Slavery and post Slavery conditions of African-Americans and their mass migration out of the southern United States. Dred-Scott Keyes produces a radio program "The Cutting Edge" where Journalism, Politics, Culture and Activism Converge".

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Remembering Muhammad Ali

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 06:08:26 +0000

Last week, after hearing about the death of Muhammad Ali, I telephoned my good friend Barbara Lewis and asked her “How has Muhammad Ali influenced

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SummerStage presents Hard Hittin’ Harry

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 06:15:15 +0000

Hard Hittin’ Harry Haiti-born DJ, Hard Hittin Harry (Harry D’Janite) is a Brooklyn, NY resident by way of Montreal, Canada and New Jersey. DJ Hard Hittin Harry

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BAM – FilmAfrica 2016

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 19 May 2016 09:14:48 +0000

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,

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Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:39:43 +0000

August 9, 2015, 7pm – 9pm East River Park Manhattan In 1983, Felix Hernandez began a two-year project traveling the U.S. collecting hundreds of hours of interviews

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Photographer Gordon Parks

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 06:44:23 +0000

88 year old photographer, composer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks (November 30, 1913 – March 8, 2007) is interviewed by Charlie Rose.

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Kasper Collin’s discussion of “I Call Him Morgan”

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:40:49 +0000

I can still remember the night when I first heard Lee Morgan‘s Sidewinder. My wife and I gave a party in our small apartment in Queens

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Paul Robeson: “Here I Stand”

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:54:09 +0000

This film is my first real exposure to Paul Robeson. While in college, a professor loaned me an LP containing many spirituals recorded by Paul

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“Paris is Burning”

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:47:29 +0000

“Paris is Burning” | “The Houses United Ball: Celebrating Brooklyn” | Vjuan Allure Saturday, June 26, 2015, 7:30pm Prospect Park Bandshell (Prospect Park West & 9th

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Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:52:01 +0000

The Hewitt Collection of African American Art

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:48:18 +0000

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Art of Romare Bearden

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:38:25 +0000

If you’re not familiar with the works of Romare Bearden, here is a wonderful perspective of some of his works “Black Sureality“. Enjoy this wonderful

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Salute to Arturo A. Schomburg

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:03:45 +0000

“The 2015 Puerto Rican Day Parade Honors Arturo Schomburg, founder of The Schomburg Research Library Center.

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“Maroons Revisited: Talk and Screening”

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 07:00:18 +0000

Talk on June 11, 2015, 6pm-8pm the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 5th Avenue at 42nd Street Celeste Auditorium, Lower Level of South Court Manhattan Secluded in

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“A Film Conversation”

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:20:37 +0000

June 4, 2015, 6:00pm-8pm Kumble Theater, LIU Brooklyn Flatbush Ave. between DeKalb Ave. & Willoughby St. Brooklyn The evening features the premiere screening of director

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