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Black In America is a multi-part series of documentaries hosted by reporter Soledad O'Brien on CNN. The series is about various issues regarding blacks (African-Americans) which includes panel discussions on issues facing the black community, and a look at the culture of black families in America, men and women.

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Photo Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Duo Soul Science Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2021

Carnegie Hall today announced that boundary pushing hip-hop duo Soul Science Lab will present exclusive ‘making of’ excerpts from their forthcoming visual album—Make a Joyful Noize—in a special online streaming event on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m....


SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season Photo SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2021

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company and Sacramento's The Guild Theater have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season. ...


BWW Interview: Kim Exum and Eric Lockley Talk the Importance of the Antonyo Awards- L Photo BWW Interview: Kim Exum and Eric Lockley Talk the Importance of the Antonyo Awards- Live at 7pm!
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2020

Broadway Black, the multimedia organization highlighting the achievements of Black theatre artists, will present the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadway community....


Westport Country Playhouse Presents New Work CULTURE SHOCK Photo Westport Country Playhouse Presents New Work CULTURE SHOCK
by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2021

Westport Country Playhouse's New Works Initiative will present the second play in its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of “Culture Shock,” written by Gloria Majule, and directed by Taylor Reynolds, on Wednesday, July 14....


Crossroads Celebrates Black History Month With George C. Wolfe's THE COLORED MUSEUM Photo Crossroads Celebrates Black History Month With George C. Wolfe's THE COLORED MUSEUM
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2021

An encore production of the famed play The Colored Museum is being streamed as part of Crossroads Theatre Company's commemorative programming celebrating Black History Month February 2 – 28, 2021.  The play, written by Crossroads' alumni and famed Broadway director George C. Wolfe premiered at the t...


Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyya Photo Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021

On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”).  Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arrow”), and Roxana Ort...


Loveforce International Issues Quarterly Report Photo Loveforce International Issues Quarterly Report
by Robert Diamond - October 05, 2018

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BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award Winners Photo BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award Winners
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019

The Peabody Board of Jurors revealed today nine Entertainment winners and a Children's winner for programs released in 2018. The honorees include a children's superhero saga focused on empathy; darkly comic immersions into the male and female killer mind; welcomed reformulations and expansions of st...


BWW Interview: Kim Exum and Eric Lockley Talk the Importance of the Antonyo Awards- L Photo BWW Interview: Kim Exum and Eric Lockley Talk the Importance of the Antonyo Awards- Live at 7pm!
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2020

Broadway Black, the multimedia organization highlighting the achievements of Black theatre artists, will present the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadway community....


Danielle Ponder & Karate Boogaloo Drop New Single 'Look Around' Photo Danielle Ponder & Karate Boogaloo Drop New Single 'Look Around'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 27, 2020

 New York singer and activist Danielle Ponder pairs up with Melbourne cinematic soul outfit Karate Boogaloo to deliver 'Look Around,' a haunting reflection on the times we live in....


The Late Ones Drop 'Lately' EP Photo The Late Ones Drop 'Lately' EP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 07, 2020

Conscious reggae/hip-hop hybrid band The Late Ones just released their new EP, Lately, via Easy Star Records....


&More Release New Single FUTURE COME AROUND From Debut Album Photo &More Release New Single FUTURE COME AROUND From Debut Album
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019

Today, the Philadelphia-based hip-hop/R&B duo &More comprised of singer Donn T and rapper Chill Moody released their new single 'Future Come Around' from their forthcoming debut album Ethel Bobcat out April 5 via D-tone Victorious/nicethingsMUSIC. FLOOD Magazine said &More '...embody the very essenc...


Wallis Artistic Director Paul Crewes To Step Down, Transition To Artistic Advisor Photo Wallis Artistic Director Paul Crewes To Step Down, Transition To Artistic Advisor
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2021

Pioneering arts leader Paul Crewes, who has served since 2015 as the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' first Artistic Director, steps down from his position at the end of this year and transitions to a new role as Artistic Advisor for the balance of The Wallis' 2021-2022 Season, it wa...


The SOURCE Presents THE LAST JUDGMENT Photo The SOURCE Presents THE LAST JUDGMENT
by Stephi Wild - March 16, 2019

In April, The SOURCE Theatre Company will be presented in the 5th EVER WordFest and Artists of Color (AOC) Summit, presenting a reading of an excerpt from the novel-in-progress 'The Last Judgement' by The SOURCE co-founder Arnold King....


BWW Interview: Kaliswa Brewster Talks Moliere In The Park's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES Fea Photo BWW Interview: Kaliswa Brewster Talks Moliere In The Park's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES Featuring an All-Woman Cast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2020

Kaliswa Brewster is starring alongside an all-woman cast in Molière in the Park's live stream of Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's satire THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES, directed by Lucie Tiberghien. This production looks at the classic play through a modern lens, putting the focus on the power of jus...


VIDEOS: Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Andre De Shields, and More Take Part i Photo VIDEOS: Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Andre De Shields, and More Take Part in the Public's #ToBeBlack
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2020

The Public Theater has released a new series called #ToBeBlack, featuring Black actors across the nation exploring the truth in the painful reality of being Black in America with Shakespearean text....


TRIUMPH! Presents Women's Stories Virtually in November Photo TRIUMPH! Presents Women's Stories Virtually in November
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2020

The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival is presenting an exceptional slate of theatre, dance and storytelling by remarkable performers that you can enjoy in a new virtual program, Triumph! ...


Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Photo Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Duo Soul Science Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2021

Carnegie Hall today announced that boundary pushing hip-hop duo Soul Science Lab will present exclusive ‘making of’ excerpts from their forthcoming visual album—Make a Joyful Noize—in a special online streaming event on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m....


Phillip Michael Scales Shares 'When They Put Me In My Grave' Featuring Archie Lee Hoo Photo Phillip Michael Scales Shares 'When They Put Me In My Grave' Featuring Archie Lee Hooker
by Michael Major - September 17, 2021

Throughout its 14 soulful tracks, Scales' upcoming album explores, growth, mistakes, being black in America, searching for love, and finding your place in the world. He calls his sound “Dive Bar Soul,” blending indie rock storytelling with the passion of the blues....


VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald, Jelani Alladin, Denée Benton, André De Shields & More in Photo VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald, Jelani Alladin, Denée Benton, André De Shields & More in #ToBeBlack In Honor of Juneteenth
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 19, 2020

In honor of Juneteenth, The Public has just released Girl From the North Country cast member Kimber Elayne Sprawl's collaborative interpretation of Hamlet's eternal a?oeTo Be or Not To Bea?? speech and performed by an incredible group of 30 Black actors including Toree Alexander, Jelani Alladin, Den...


ASK A BLACK WOMAN- Hit Digital Series Premiers at Hollywood Fringe Festival Photo ASK A BLACK WOMAN- Hit Digital Series Premiers at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2019

What happens when a Black Woman specifically welcomes people of different races to ask her any question they want, on the streets of Los Angeles? Shanara did this on her "Ask A Black Woman" YouTube and podcast series for the past two years. In this solo show, Shanara takes you one helluva ride, resp...


VIDEO: SummerStage Anywhere Shares Interview with Joan Myers Brown Photo VIDEO: SummerStage Anywhere Shares Interview with Joan Myers Brown
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2020

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage hosted an intimate conversation with the legendary Joan Myers Brown (Founder of PHILADANCO and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts) as part of their Soundcheck: Curator Conversation with SummerStage Dance Curator Danni Gee....


BWW Previews: THE 21ST CENTURY VOICES: NEW PLAY VIRTUAL FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS MENTAL HE Photo BWW Previews: THE 21ST CENTURY VOICES: NEW PLAY VIRTUAL FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS MENTAL HEALTH at American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 07, 2021

For two weekends, January 15-17 and January 22-24, theatre patrons will be treated to four staged readings of new and original plays curated from over 200 submissions on American Stage's Virtual Stage. The 21st Century Voices: New Play Festival, now in its fifth year, features virtual live-strea...


Synchronicity Theatre Produces HANDS OF COLOR, a New Play by Kimberly Monks Photo Synchronicity Theatre Produces HANDS OF COLOR, a New Play by Kimberly Monks
by Sarah Hookey - May 15, 2019

Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre will produce Hands of Color, a new play by Kimberly Monks and directed by Thomas W. Jones II, June 7 - 30, 2019. For tickets and information, please visit synchrotheatre.com or call 404-484-8636....


BWW Interview: Joy Yvonne Jones talks about writing, directing, and performing in A P Photo BWW Interview: Joy Yvonne Jones talks about writing, directing, and performing in A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE at Common Ground Theatre & MOXIE Theatres
by E.H. Reiter - July 23, 2020

An interview with writer, director, and performer Joy Yvonne Jones on A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE a part of the Dinner and Zoom live virtual theatre series of plays written, directed, and celebrating Black women presented by Common Ground Theatre and MOXIE Theatre....






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