African-American Shakespeare Company Closes Season with TWELFTH NIGHT
Closing African-American Shakespeare Company’s 16th season is a spellbinding take on Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT. Acclaimed actor and African-American Shakespeare Company Artistic Director L. Peter Callender directs TWELFTH NIGHT, featuring an …
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‘The Rebirth of Black’ showcases local African-American artists
Betty Turney-Turner’s fascination with stained glass dates back to when she was a little girl attending church. She admits that plenty of times she paid more attention to the stained …
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Museums-East Bay Through March 13
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT OAKLAND ongoing. The Oakland Public Library’s museum is designed to discover, preserve, interpret and share the cultural and historical experiences of African Americans in …
Students channel African-American writers
By Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Students at North Rowan Middle School channeled African-American writers ranging from Langston Hughes to Maya Angelou to Tupac Shakur on Wednesday during an African-American …
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For Youthbuild students, arts honors are just the beginning
CHARLIE LARDNER – The York Dispatch Being honored Wednesday by York Mayor Kim Bracey for their charcoal portraits of African-American icons was just the start of a year-long endeavor by …
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art quilts, combining text and image, & the Kitchen Tarot Continue reading on Examiner.com: Susan Shie — art quilts, combining text and image, & the
Susan Shie is an Ohio-based fiber artist and educator who has done a lot of amazing work with quilting. Her projects include Green Quilts, the Turtle Art Camp, and the …
Come in. Have a seat – the couch is comfortable, the side chairs, too.
Playing on the TV is a video you’ll enjoy. “Hello,” begins the charming gray-haired woman on the screen. “My name is Vivian Davidson Hewitt. Welcome to our home.” Welcome to …
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Black arts on stage in McKees Rocks
It looked like a dreary winter day outside, but inside the Father Ryan Arts Center in McKees Rocks, it sounded like a West African celebration. The sensation of four hands …
Breaking down barriers through art
Gene Austin and Todd Douglas Bailey are two artists living in Corning who won’t be pigeonholed.Austin makes Afrocentric fine art and photographs. He’s also an accomplished graphic designer and website …
Does America Need a Black History Month?
by Lyssette Trujillo Billie Holiday, Palmer Hayden, Richard Wright, Garrett Morgan, George Washington Carver do any of these names ring a bell yet? These are all African American individuals who …
Black history, done eclectic
All across the Hudson Valley, Black History Month is being celebrated in the arts. From stage shows to art exhibits and jazz concerts, the legacy of African-American culture is out …
African American groups excluded from county funding
The Erie County Executive’s decision to shut out dozens of cultural organizations from his budget has raised a host of concerns. Among them, some critics question why there weren’t any …
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Obama on African American History Month
A proclamation by the President of the United States: The great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass once told us, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Progress in …
Dance group brings culture, art of Brazil to Phila.
Brazil’s premiere professional folk dance company, Balé Folclórico da Bahia (BFB), was officially welcomed to the region on Thursday by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Chief Cultural Officer, Gary Steuer; Councilwoman …
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