Chaz Williams-Ali represents a new generation of classical performers breaking barriers and expanding representation in traditionally exclusive spaces. The acclaimed tenor currently stars in the
In the hierarchical world of classical opera, Anthony Davis stands as a revolutionary force. Described by Opera News as “a national treasure” and recognized by
Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay’s latest film Origin so impacted audiences at the Venice Film Festival in Italy that it reportedly inspired an astounding nine-minute standing
Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Suzan-Lori Parks discusses the Broadway revival of her play Topdog/Underdog at the New Yorker Festival in New York City.
Charles Fuller, the transcendent playwright best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Soldier’s Play, has died. He was 83. Fuller’s death was confirmed by
James Ijames is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, director and educator. The North Carolina native pulls from his experiences growing up in his community. His productions
Award-winning playwright James Ijames is unapologetic about creating his work through a Black lens. His play, The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington,
Darnella Frazier, the shy Minneapolis teen who ignited an international uprising when she videotaped George Floyd’s last breaths, has received one of the nation’s highest
By Renita Ward It is an honor to offer words about the impact that Chloe Anthony Wofford, popularly known as Toni Morrison, had on my
Aretha Franklin has been posthumously awarded in a major way. The “I Say A Little Prayer” hitmaker — who died last year at the age of
Set during the years of turmoil after the Civil War, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is considered an American treasure by many. Morrison begins the novel in
Some may call it irony, some may call it poetic justice but on Monday, April 16 — which would have been Malcolm X’s 86th birthday
President Obama brought along three books with him to Martha’s Vineyard and purchased two more at the Vineyard bookseller, Bunch of Grapes, to add to
Taprena Augustine tugs at fans’ hearts in her role as the sultry songstress, Shug Avery, in “The Color Purple,” the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s
