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Happy World Poetry Day Featuring: Challenge Me (A Tribute To Black Women)

In honor of World Poetry Day, we’re honored to share with you the poem, “Challenge Me,” written poetically by Theodore Mosley. We find it fitting to publish “Challenge Me” in honor of Women’s History Month and feature a photo of a woman who creatively and  uniquely challenges herself artistically through movement. In the photograph taken by Ashley Walker, Fatima […]

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Music Monday Spotlight: Pharrell Protégé Muslim Singer YUNA

The 29-year old singer-songwriter Yuna, didn’t intend on becoming an R&B star. Or, a pop star for that matter. Born Yunalis Zarai, a devout Muslim, quiet and timid as she once described herself, Yuna was raised in a very conservative environment in Alor Setar, Malaysia, by her legal-adviser father and chemistry-teacher mother. She spent her childhood focused

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LaJolla Playhouse Partners with PING CHONG to Present South of the Eight

  La Jolla, CA — La Jolla Playhouse announces a collaboration with the acclaimed theatre group Ping Chong + Company to develop and present South of The 8, a brand-new, community-engaged piece, created with and performed by a group individuals living in neighborhoods south of the I-8. Scripted by Sara Zatz and Daniela Rivera and

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Kennedy Center Taps Simone Eccleston as First Director of Hip-Hop

As a push to incorporate more hip-hop into its programming, The Kennedy Center recently announced their very first director of hip-hop culture and contemporary music! On Wednesday, the Kennedy Center announced the appointment of Simone Eccleston, who is currently the director of programming at Harlem Stage in New York, for the new position. Her first day

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Poetic Voice: Our Freedom

As the sands of time equipped us with fortitudes of rights we developed hearts of love. No longer allowing the grave to be our mentor, our life became a monument of inspirations. Engraving the unsolicited effects that bound our minds, our discourse reined with theaters of solutions. You tried to silence our spirit with your

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Women’s Museum of California celebrates African-American Women in the Arts

To commemorate Black History Month, the Women’s Museum of California celebrates African-American Women in the Arts by honoring jazz musician and composer Jeannie Cheatham, Moxie Theatre artistic director Delicia Turner-Sonnenberg, and professor/artist/poet Starla Lewis. You will hear excerpts from Jeannie’s latest release, a poem from Starla, and a song from Nigerian refugee Buki Domingos. EVENT

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San Diego KUUMBA FEST Celebrates 25 Years of Cultural Awareness

(San Diego, CA) This years’ Kuumba Fest celebration marks a new benchmark as they celebrate 25 years of recognition, entertainment and cultural awareness for the African-American community during Black History Month. The 2017 Gospel Night performances will feature artists from far and nears such as Men 4 Christ, Enlisted, Shekinah Missionaries, Robert Earl Dean, Shante

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Theatre Review: MOXIE Production ‘Blue Door’ Challenges Legacy of Cultural Identity

Living in a world where consistent images and celebrations of cultural pride and understanding exist during February—Black History Month, yet today, a good majority of African Americans still struggle with the gravity of cultural identity. In Tanya Barfield’s two actor stage play ‘BLUE DOOR,’ which made its debut, January 29, at the Award-winning MOXIE Theatre

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Essence & Paley Center Celebrate 10th Anniversary of BWIH with Creative Exhibit

Essence and the Paley Center for Media celebrate Black History Month featuring “The Power of Our Presence – An Exhibition Celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards.” The exhibit will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Essence’s esteemed Black Women in Hollywood Awards—the annual Oscar-week luncheon at the forefront of spotlighting Hollywood’s

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