Today, legendary prolific writer and activist James Baldwin would have been 93. The pioneering author known for his novels “Native Son”, “Another Country,” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, and his essay collections “Notes of a Native Son” and “The Fire Next Time,” was born in New York on August 2, in 1924.
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Ensemble cast of “Book of Mormon” Photo credit: Joan Marcus When I first decided to check out “The Book of Mormon,” I heard these words. “It’s offensive. Are you sure you can handle it?” I thought to myself, ‘who me?’ Do I appear to be that much of a prude? I was advised that if
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Hailed by The New York Times as “the best musical of this century” and the winner of nine Tony Awards®, THE BOOK OF MORMON is the blockbuster Broadway smash from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the Oscar®-winning composer of Disney’s Frozen and Avenue Q, Bobby Lopez. This outrageous musical comedy follows
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Ballet dancer extraordinaire Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal ballerina in the history of American Ballet Theatre, will be a guest judge on the July 18 and July 25 episodes of NBC’s new high-rated competition series “World of Dance.” Copeland will be joining for round three of the competition, “The Cut,” where the competitors face the
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Back by popular demand, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation brings back Poets & Painters, a free, spoken word, music, and graffiti art festival. This dynamic festival will take place Saturday, June 24, from noon to 5pm at the Market Creek Amphitheater (310 Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114). Free parking will be available
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On June 10, the Ira Aldridge Repertory Players presents, the San Diego premiere of BLACKTOP SKY, directed by San Diego native, Calvin Manson. The Chocolate Voice caught up with Manson, via phone to learn more about his passion for the arts, the current state of Black theatre, San Diego’s rich history of extraordinarily talented actors,
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Ira Aldridge Repertory Players in collaboration with San Diego Continuing Education Division, Educational Cultural Complex proudly presents the San Diego premiere of Christina Anderson’s BLACKTOP SKY. ABOUT THE SHOW: After witnessing the police harass a fellow resident of the housing projects, 18-year-old Ida (Tina Machele Brown) befriends Klass (Wrekless Watson), an unpredictable young homeless
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Monday night’s Met Gala fashion-forward dress, was a reflection of personal identity. Rihanna, arrived boldly in a flurry of eye popping wearable art designed by Comme des Garçons, while the newly single ladies LaLa Anthony and Mary J. Blige came through flawlessly in black. Which by the way seemed to be the popular color for the night. And, miss
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Each year San Diego’s original fine art festival ArtWalk, bring together hundreds of artists to the streets of Little Italy to showcase their own brand of creative expression. This year, just in time for summer, International Muralist Maxx Moses, who paints large scale murals throughout the world, showcased a vibrant piece of wearable art, a
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British Vogue announced EDWARD ENNINFUL as the new editor of British Vogue. Condé Nast International chairman and chief executive Jonathan Newhouse called Enninful “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist”, adding that “by virtue of his talent and experience, Edward is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of
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