Racism isn't new in Texas
Carmen Boullosa has done us a great service, and provided us a marvelously good read.
Today in African American history: A double birthday
Sir Sidney Poitier, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), was born in Miami, Fla., on February 20, 1927, of Bahamian parentage.
West Coast premiere of "Hellman v. McCarthy"
As a Hollywood Blacklist historian, I've eagerly looked forward to seeing the fact-based "Hellman v. McCarthy."
“The Night Alive”: Dubliners wish upon a star
This play is essentially about fringe characters yearning to get away from their boring existences.
Today in African American history: Dr. Dre turns 50
Dr. Dre, record producer and Grammy-winning rapper, born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, Calif., in 1965, turns 50 today.
“Field of Honor”: A movie you might have missed
The film Field of Honor puts the viewer in mind of the adage, "It's a rich man's war and a poor man's fight."
"The Water Engine" features wonderful performances
The Water Engine opens in the red glow of flames from a factory furnace, while workers operate drill presses and grinding wheels in a shower of sparks.
Switzerland’s Best Foreign Film Oscar submission goes full circle
Swiss co-writer/director Stefan Haupt's The Circle (Der Kreis) is a strong fact-based drama about the struggle for gay rights in Switzerland.
"Dancer in the Revolution": Memoir of Stretch Johnson, Harlem communist
History is a curious thing, full of drama, intrigue, plot twists, misadventures. Howard "Stretch" Johnson's memoir is similarly curious.
Radical dude: Figaro unbound
L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."
