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Tapping into the Creative Economy
Performances at the National Black Theatre Festival helped generate more than $13 million for the local economy. (Source: Bruce Chapman) Some 60,000 patrons of the theater arts descend upon...
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First Lady Hosts White House Talent Show for New Arts Education Program
Image Credit: CBS On May 20, first lady Michelle Obama showed her support for arts education by hosting a White House talent show featuring students from poor-performing schools that participate in the...
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The Roots Create Foundation to Address Educational Needs of Alma Mater
Image: Facebook After learning that $1.1 million had been cut from the budget of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, The Roots decided to raise funds to help meet the...
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Danny Simmons Talks the Impact of Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Image: Danny Simmons Founded in 1995 by Danny Simmons and his younger brothers Russell Simmons and Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation was created to bridge the gap between...
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Dance Theatre of Harlem Honors Opera Singer Jessye Norman
Image: Jessye Norman with Dance Theatre of Harlem students (Joseph Rodman) On February 24th, the Dance Theatre of Harlem held their annual Vision Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street to raise funds to support...
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Career Highlights from African Americans Who Made Time’s 100 Most Influential...
Image: File Time magazine has just revealed their list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2015 with prominent individuals from various industries, countries and cultural backgrounds making the...
View ArticleThe National Black Theatre In Harlem Celebrates Its 47th Anniversary
Celebrating 47 years of keeping soul alive in Harlem, visionary Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) will host the eighth annual TEER Spirit Awards Gala on Thursday, June 18. The NBT is the...
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Nile Rodgers, Ne-Yo, Luke James and More Perform at Apollo Theater’s 10th...
Image: Nile Rodgers (Shahar Azran) On June 8th, Apollo Theater hosted its star-studded 10th Annual Spring Gala in New York that brought out hundreds of celebrity guests and community leaders for an...
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Playwright Dominique Morisseau On Detroit and ‘Paradise Blue,’ Starring Blair...
In 2013, theater critic Ben Brantley, in his New York Times review of Dominique Morisseau’s Sunset Baby, described the playwright as a writer “who knows the code for getting under our skins . . .”...
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‘Un-Tamed: Hair Body Attitude’ Celebrates Black Womanhood
Playwright/Screenwriter Keith Josef Adkins is committed to providing a space for African American artists to explore and express the nuances of the black experience. In addition to writing about black...
View Article[Passion to Purpose]: Michael B. Moore Talks Why the Upcoming International...
African American Museum in Philadelphia. New Orleans African American Museum. Northwest African American Museum. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. National Museum of African...
View ArticleHBCU Alumni Samuel L. Jackson and Wife LaTanya Make Largest Alumni Donation...
HBCU Spelman College’s John D. Rockefeller Fine Arts building has a long history of investing in its students and helping to launch acting careers for stars that we may know all too well. Honorary...
View ArticleWes Jackson, The New President of BRIC, Wants People To Be Their Authentic...
BRIC, a leading, multi-disciplinary arts and media institution based in Brooklyn, N.Y., has appointed Wes Jackson president. Jackson has a resume few can equal. In addition to his new presidential...
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Theaster Gates’ Rebuild Foundation Receives $3.5M from Mellon Foundation to...
Rebuild Foundation announced the launch of the Mellon Archive Fellowship Program — a multifaceted initiative supporting the creation of new research, scholarship, and artistic production through...
View ArticleDisney Awards $1 Million In Grants To Support Youth In STEM And The Arts In...
In honor of the Nov. 11 theatrical debut of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney is hosting community screenings of the film across the country and awarding $1 million in grants to...
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Amalgamation Dance Festival Helps Jamaica Tourism Soar, Leads Cultural...
Jamaica’s tourism industry is experiencing a robust and promising post-COVID rebound as visitors flock back to the island rich in culture and history. According to travelpulse.com, Jamaica welcomed 3.3...
View ArticleComplexions Contemporary Ballet Celebrates 29th Season With ‘Dream On’ At The...
The renowned Complexions Contemporary Ballet is hosting a two-week engagement to celebrate its 29th season under the creative control of founders and artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond...
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