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12/17/19

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The Root Reviews12/17/19

The Root Reviews12/17/19

Love, Loss, and Living to Tell the Tale: Lindiwe Is a Celebration of Song Wrapped in a Familiar Story

Maiysha Kai

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12/3/19

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Culture12/3/19

Culture12/3/19

Surviving the Last Supper: The First Deep Breath Is a Family Drama That Hits Home

Maiysha Kai

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11/21/19

3:00 PM

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Culture11/21/19

Culture11/21/19

In a New Revival of Oedipus Rex, Ancient Greek Gets a Relevant Refresh

Maiysha Kai

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11/13/19

4:00 PM

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Black Excellence11/13/19

Black Excellence11/13/19

In For Colored Girls’ Revival, There’s a Rising Star in Red Who’s Coming to The Batman

Danielle C. Belton

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11/8/19

11:30 AM

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Culture11/8/19

Culture11/8/19

Reparations Reminds Us That There Is Still Plenty Left Unsaid

Ya Ya

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10/9/19

9:30 AM

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The Root Reviews10/9/19

The Root Reviews10/9/19

Brother’s Keeper: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size Explores the Mythology and Painful Reality of Brotherhood

Maiysha Kai

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9/30/19

6:00 PM

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Culture9/30/19

Culture9/30/19

Homecoming: A Powerful Pair of Revivals Prove Chicago a Mecca for Black Theater

Maiysha Kai

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9/17/19

7:00 PM

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Culture9/17/19

Culture9/17/19

Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Is Set for a Rare Revival On the Stage Where It All Began, NYC’s Public Theater

Dara Sharif

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9/5/19

9:41 AM

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Entertainment9/5/19

Entertainment9/5/19

Hercules Goes Black and Doesn’t Look Back in Rousing Production of Disney’s 1997 Animated Musical

Danielle C. Belton

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8/8/19

12:00 PM

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The Root Reviews8/8/19

The Root Reviews8/8/19

True West: With a Reimagined Revival, a Classic Sam Shepard Play Reminds Us That We, Too, Are America

Maiysha Kai

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6/26/19

11:00 AM

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Television6/26/19

Television6/26/19

P-Valley: Loretta Devine to Portray Everybody's 'Grandmuva' in 'Trap Music Meets Film Noir' Adaptation

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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6/21/19

12:30 PM

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Black Excellence6/21/19

Black Excellence6/21/19

Director Kenny Leon and Danielle Brooks Bring Blackness to Shakespeare in the Park

Danielle C. Belton

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6/7/19

9:00 AM

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Culture6/7/19

Culture6/7/19

‘I Can’t Stop’: With Ms. Blakk for President, Moonlight Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Campaigns as an Unlikely Candidate

Maiysha Kai

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5/24/19

11:00 AM

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Culture5/24/19

Culture5/24/19

'There Is Rhythm in the Language': Actress Christiana Clark Finds the 'Jazz' in Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale

Maiysha Kai

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5/18/19

1:48 PM

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Culture5/18/19

Culture5/18/19

In Love and War: Jiréh Breon Holder’s Too Heavy for Your Pocket Weighs the Price of Freedom

Maiysha Kai

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5/15/19

5:30 PM

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Culture5/15/19

Culture5/15/19

Behind Picket Fences: In Sam Kebede’s EthiopianAmerica, the American Dream Masks a Common Nightmare

Maiysha Kai

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4/30/19

9:00 AM

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Culture4/30/19

Culture4/30/19

Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud Is a Rousing, Joyful Nod to Black American Life and Legacy

Angela Helm

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4/29/19

10:00 AM

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Culture4/29/19

Culture4/29/19

Live to Tell: 25 Years After Genocide, Miracle in Rwanda Sheds Light on a Tragic Legacy

Maiysha Kai

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4/13/19

12:09 PM

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Culture4/13/19

Culture4/13/19

Playing the Gentrification Game: In Ike Holter's Lottery Day, the Audience Wins

Maiysha Kai

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4/12/19

9:30 AM

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Glow Up Goddess4/12/19

Glow Up Goddess4/12/19

Redefining the Role: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Finds a Well-Deserved Spotlight in Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird

Maiysha Kai

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A Racist Judge, An Alleged Affair and N-Word Laced Text Messages Put 8 Years of Cases Under Review

B. Smith, Trailblazing Fashion Model and Entrepreneur, Dead at 70, Husband Confirms

BET Networks to Honor Kobe Bryant With Full Coverage of Memorial, Other Programming

Love, Loss, and Living to Tell the Tale: Lindiwe Is a Celebration of Song Wrapped in a Familiar Story

Surviving the Last Supper: The First Deep Breath Is a Family Drama That Hits Home

In a New Revival of Oedipus Rex, Ancient Greek Gets a Relevant Refresh

In For Colored Girls’ Revival, There’s a Rising Star in Red Who’s Coming to The Batman

Reparations Reminds Us That There Is Still Plenty Left Unsaid

Brother’s Keeper: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size Explores the Mythology and Painful Reality of Brotherhood

Homecoming: A Powerful Pair of Revivals Prove Chicago a Mecca for Black Theater

Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Is Set for a Rare Revival On the Stage Where It All Began, NYC’s Public Theater

Hercules Goes Black and Doesn’t Look Back in Rousing Production of Disney’s 1997 Animated Musical

True West: With a Reimagined Revival, a Classic Sam Shepard Play Reminds Us That We, Too, Are America

P-Valley: Loretta Devine to Portray Everybody's 'Grandmuva' in 'Trap Music Meets Film Noir' Adaptation

Director Kenny Leon and Danielle Brooks Bring Blackness to Shakespeare in the Park

‘I Can’t Stop’: With Ms. Blakk for President, Moonlight Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Campaigns as an Unlikely Candidate

'There Is Rhythm in the Language': Actress Christiana Clark Finds the 'Jazz' in Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale

In Love and War: Jiréh Breon Holder’s Too Heavy for Your Pocket Weighs the Price of Freedom

Behind Picket Fences: In Sam Kebede’s EthiopianAmerica, the American Dream Masks a Common Nightmare

Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud Is a Rousing, Joyful Nod to Black American Life and Legacy

Live to Tell: 25 Years After Genocide, Miracle in Rwanda Sheds Light on a Tragic Legacy

Playing the Gentrification Game: In Ike Holter's Lottery Day, the Audience Wins

Redefining the Role: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Finds a Well-Deserved Spotlight in Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird

You Can Thank Japan for Inventing Convenient Sliced Mayonnaise

Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead

This Tesla Model X Has Driven Over 400,000 Miles. Here Are All The Parts That Had To Be Replaced

Love, Loss, and Living to Tell the Tale: Lindiwe Is a Celebration of Song Wrapped in a Familiar Story

Surviving the Last Supper: The First Deep Breath Is a Family Drama That Hits Home

In a New Revival of Oedipus Rex, Ancient Greek Gets a Relevant Refresh

In For Colored Girls’ Revival, There’s a Rising Star in Red Who’s Coming to The Batman

Reparations Reminds Us That There Is Still Plenty Left Unsaid

Brother’s Keeper: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size Explores the Mythology and Painful Reality of Brotherhood

Homecoming: A Powerful Pair of Revivals Prove Chicago a Mecca for Black Theater

Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Is Set for a Rare Revival On the Stage Where It All Began, NYC’s Public Theater

Hercules Goes Black and Doesn’t Look Back in Rousing Production of Disney’s 1997 Animated Musical

True West: With a Reimagined Revival, a Classic Sam Shepard Play Reminds Us That We, Too, Are America

P-Valley: Loretta Devine to Portray Everybody's 'Grandmuva' in 'Trap Music Meets Film Noir' Adaptation

Director Kenny Leon and Danielle Brooks Bring Blackness to Shakespeare in the Park

‘I Can’t Stop’: With Ms. Blakk for President, Moonlight Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Campaigns as an Unlikely Candidate

'There Is Rhythm in the Language': Actress Christiana Clark Finds the 'Jazz' in Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale

In Love and War: Jiréh Breon Holder’s Too Heavy for Your Pocket Weighs the Price of Freedom

Behind Picket Fences: In Sam Kebede’s EthiopianAmerica, the American Dream Masks a Common Nightmare

Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud Is a Rousing, Joyful Nod to Black American Life and Legacy

Live to Tell: 25 Years After Genocide, Miracle in Rwanda Sheds Light on a Tragic Legacy

Playing the Gentrification Game: In Ike Holter's Lottery Day, the Audience Wins

Redefining the Role: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Finds a Well-Deserved Spotlight in Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird