Hasna Muhammad, daughter of playwright/actor Ossie Davis, reflects on her father’s play Purlie Victorious (US/UK) and its connection to food and sustenance. The revival of Purlie Victorious has earned […]
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By Hasna Muhammad I reported to the stage door of the Music Box Theatre and waited for the Stage Manager to greet me. After a few […]
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By Hasna Muhammad I grew up with Purlie Victorious. Purlie’s voice carries the stories that my father told us about his own life in Cogdell, Georgia. […]
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Join us for a wide-ranging discussion moderated by writer and Emmy-nominated producer Tanya Selvaratnam with Daughters of the Movement: Gina Belafonte, daughter of Julie and […]
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The Ruby Dee Legacy of Sisterhood Scholarship is made possible by a generous donation to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) contributed by Dr. […]
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NOVEMBER 13, 2018 (Press Photos) – The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at The New York Public Library has acquired the full archive of […]
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By Shelia Poole – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 18, 2017 Legendary actor, playwright, and civil rights activist Ossie Davis would have turned 100 today. “It’s […]
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The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to […]
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Some love stories last forever. Today we remembered Ossie and Ruby on their 69th wedding anniversary. Extraordinary union. Eternal love.
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By PETER LIBBEY NOV. 15, 2017, New York Times A theater program for incarcerated men and women, a group pressing for bail reform and an […]
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