Baryshnikov Arts Center Jerome Robbins Theater 450 West 37th Street Manhattan February 19-21, 2015, 8:00pm February 24, 2015, 8:00pm February 25, 2015, 1:00pm This intimate portrait of... Read More
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Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Kwei-Armah has had quite a professional journey. He is Artistic Director of Baltimore CenterStage and Chancellor... Read More
Friday, February 27, 2015, 7:30pm – Opening Night Mixer to Follow Saturday, February 28, 2015, 5:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm Sunday, March 1, 2015, 5:00pm RAW SPACE Culture Gallery 2031 Adam Clayton Powell... Read More
March 8, 2015, 5:30pm The First Presbyterian Church Parish Hall, 199 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY (corner of Lincoln Avenue.) Mount Vernon, NY The PJS... Read More
February 18, 2015, 9:30PM The Public Theater Joe’s Pub 425 Lafayette Street Manhattan (212)539-8500 What would happen if Wu Tang’s Ghost Face Killah and comedy legend... Read More
Sunday, March 1, 2015, 7.30 PM Abingdon Theatre 312 W 36th Street, (866)811-4111 A tribute to Black History Month, and a BENEFIT for Abingdon Theatre... Read More
Day 11, Black History Month: Sassy, the Divine one, Sailor March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990 First time meetings, with some people, are never forgettable.... Read More
Day 2 - February 2, 2015 Call it the magic of melanin The essence of soul No drug could take its place No amount of practice Can give you this edge This is an african thing An electric sensation Felt by anyone who can see and feel No one can teach this But it’s there like the air With an attitude Mother Nature stands with hands on hips Daring you to change the weather Jackie had it when he stole home plate Jack Johnson had it when he hit you in your face It’s like the music that’s not written But it makes you dance It’s the african drum Beating even after the drum was taken away We be the beat of life You can hear and feel the rhythm When Serena takes the court Even her sister Venus Has voodooized the sport Ali made it glisten And rope-a-doped you with his charm Michael Jordan mastered the science Even the officials were disarmed It can’t be copied bought or captured It’s the freedom of the african soul Bathing in the well of our ancestors It is truly black diamond and gold —ABIODUN, 2-1-15 Abiodun Oyewole is one of the founding members of The Last Poets. He's reachable at "poetabiodun@yahoo.com".... Read More