Woodie King Jr. Producing Director of New Federal Theatre (NFT), has appointed actress, director and producer Elizabeth Van Dyke as Artistic Director. Continue Reading →
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Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s Harlem’s National Black Theatre Wins First Obie Award 2020
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) was awarded the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Production and Continued Advocacy on behalf of Black Artists during the 65th Annual Obie Award ceremony on Tuesday, marking its first Obie win.
“Made In Harlem: Black Theater” At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Continue Reading →
Larry Neal 80th Birthday Tribute In Harlem (Update)
A Tribute in memory of one of the Great Black Activist/Cultural Workers on his 80th Birthday in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
Harlem Cultural Archives: Camille Billops And Jim Hatch Archivists (video)
We love the recordings from the Harlem Cultural Archives, and here’s another one. Camille Billops and Jim Hatch were professors at the City College of New York in Manhattan Community District 9 in Harlem, Camille in Art and Jim in English – when they ramped up their “Artists and Influences” oral history project. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: Premiere Of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez In NY
The New York premiere of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez.
“I want to tell people how I became this woman with razor blades between her teeth.”
Summer of Music: Hustlers Convention At Maysles In Harlem (video)
While largely unknown, the 1973 album “Hustlers Convention” is regarded as a cornerstone in the evolution of Hip Hop. Continue Reading →
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