More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater
But Hughes is one of a handful of artists whose work spanned both the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement of the ...
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Fade to Black Arts Festival to celebrate African American art in Downtown Houston this summer
The biennial Fade to Black Arts Festival will take place in Downtown Houston this year from June 8-14. What you need to know ...
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Musical Movements: Impact, Influence and Issues
In 1848, African American Peter O'Fake conducted a performance of the Newark Theatre Orchestra — the first documented instance of a black conductor leading a white orchestra. Most black urban ...
President Biden signs bill designating Jackie Robinson Ballpark as Commemorative Site
Jackie Robinson is known as the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States in modern baseball ...
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THE OLYMPIAN
Jordan Greenway is set to become the first African-American to play for USA Hockey at an Olympic tournament. The 20-year-old, who will break a color barrier nearly a century old, shares his story.
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Trailblazer playwright on the need to keep black British history alive
"I suspect people remember certain films or they think of the African American plays which have been produced over the years. But that's not our story." By "our story" Pinnock means all Britons ...