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by Jade O. Earle onAugust 8, 2012
The Root Recommends: The new album by the band that fronted Broadway's Fela! It will not disappoint.
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April 11, 2011
The Great White Way? Not according to Chris Rock. The actor makes his Broadway debut in the new play The Motherf**ker With the Hat.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 2, 2011
Play promises an irreverent look at racial stereotypes.
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by E.R. Shipp onJune 11, 2010
From Fela! to Fences, several productions featuring black performers are nominated for a record number of Tony Awards. But notwithstanding the power of Denzel, most Broadway audiences are overwhelmingly white.
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May 10, 2010
Among her many accomplishments, Horne was the first actress of color to sign a long-term contract at a major studio in Hollywood.
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by Dr. Todd Boyd onApril 26, 2010
There's a reason why there's never been an adaptation of an August Wilson play at the multiplex. When it comes to the lives of black folks, Hollywood--and the movie-going audience--doesn't do complicated, nuanced or subtle.
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April 25, 2010
Score a triple for Denzel Washington and a home run for Viola Davis in the much-hyped--and expensive--production of August Wilson's most famous play.
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by Janice C. Simpson onApril 5, 2010
But what do these new race-related productions mean for Stepin Fetchit, skin color and the N-word?
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by Martin Johnson onFebruary 17, 2010
The offbeat composer follows his hit musical, “Passing Strange,” with a very personal show.
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by Clarence Haynes onSeptember 11, 2009
Spike Lee's film rendering of the Broadway play Passing Strange declares that there is a grand assortment of experiences for black folks—both inside and outside of America.
