[Poetry]
Woodie King Jr: “The Black Arts Movement focused on promoting Black pride through arts, activism and creating Black cultural institutions. Black poets continue this legacy by using their art and voice to speak out.”
Photo: Sonia Sanchez
New Federal Theatre
New Federal Theatre Presents Virtual Poetry Jam on September 2128
JAMAICAN PLAY “TWO CAN PLAY” WILL BE FEATURED AT WOODY KING JR’S NEW FEDERAL THEATER
[New Federal Theatre\”Two Can Play”]
The play celebrates the pent-up need for self-discovery and personal development in Jamaican women, a theme which is also universal.
Photo: Jonathan Slaff
THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY WILL FEATURE PLAYWRIGHT NTOZAKE SHANGE’S WORK IN FEBRUARY
[The Negro Ensemble Company\Ntozake Shange]
Negro Ensemble Company, Inc: ‘We are honored to include “a photograph / lovers in motion” in a long list of amazing productions that celebrate African American culture. The production is also meant to honor the legacy of Ntozake Shange, whose “for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf” is recognized as an important, revolutionary and transformative work in American theater.”
Photo: Ifa Bayeza
