Today in African American history: Opera soprano Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price's recordings earned her numerous honors, including more than a dozen Grammy Awards.
“Selma” will inspire you
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Hope is the root of activism
Activism like that takes courage and wisdom. It emerges out of deep places in the human spirit, the interior felt-life experience expressed by the arts and also by religion.
The life of jazz great Will Connell to be celebrated in New York City
The four-day program is called the "Will Connell Memorial Week: Celebrating the Life and Music of the Heart and Soul of Downtown."
Book review: "Paul Robeson for Beginners"
A wonderful book that reveals and celebrates the life of an exceptional man who left a majestic and lasting legacy to the world.
Inspiring new ways in opera: A South African "Magic Flute"
Warning: This may be the only way you'll ever want to hear Mozart again!
"What I Learned in Paris" - a review
In 1973 , Maynard Jackson was elected Mayor of Atlanta, and as the characters in the play keep saying, "Nothing's going to be the same."
Robey Theatre Company celebrates with Paul Robeson Theatre Festival
The two-day Festival celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Robey Theatre Company, dedicated to developing "innovative new plays written about the Black experience."
"Get On Up" says it loud: He's Brown and he's proud!
Tate Taylor's well-directed Get On Up is the latest movie about tortured artiste who acts in self-destructive ways, a biopic about "The Godfather of Soul," James Brown.
Public intimacy in the new South Africa
"Public Intimacy" is not outwardly political, but it raises questions about the legacy not only of apartheid but of the freedom struggle itself.
