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2021 Poetry Jam, "She Speaks: Love, Resilience, Revolution," a virtual evening of poetry

Woodie King Theater Presents “She Speaks: Love, Resilience, Revolution” Poetry Jam

Photo: New Federal Theatre NEW YORK — On November 19 at 7:00 PM, Woodie King, Jr.’s New Federal Theatre will present its 2021 Poetry ...

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Theater: “From the Mississippi Delta” Reading At Woodie King Jr’s New Federal Theatre

 Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland.  Woodie King Jr’s New Federal Theatre’s (NFT) Octoberfest virtual revival play reading series will present from October 16 – ...

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Laughter and Hard Lessons Via “Two Can Play”

Photo by Jonathan Slaff Trevor Rhone’s realism play, “Two Can Play,” directed by Clinton Turner Davis and produced by the New Federal Theatre under ...

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Play: Looking For LeRoy Celebrates The Life of “Black Fire” Amiri Baraka

Main page photo–Amiri Baraka. Photo: Facebook Second photo–scene from the play   LOOKING FOR LEROY Written by Larry Muhammad Directed by Petronia Paley Castillo ...

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Play: “Harriet’s Return: Based Upon the Legendary Life of Harriet Tubman”

Karen Marie Jones Meadows as Harriet Tubman. Photo by Ron Ross. [Celebrate Black History] The extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist, Black feminist ...

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Book Review: Herb Boyd’s “Black Detroit”

Author Herb Boyd. Photo–Flickr BLACK DETROIT A People’s History of Self- Determination Herb Boyd 352 pp. Amistad “Who would be free themselves must strike ...

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“Sugar Ray” Being Served Up As Dinner Theater

Photo by Mariette Monpierre Producer Woodie King Jr., invited me to review his latest endeavor, “Sugar Ray,” produced by Woodie and written by Laurence ...

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White America in Black and White

Photos by Gerry Goodstein Producer Woodie King has brought the production “In White America,” to the Castillo Theater stage wherein six performers, 3 Black, ...

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BARAKA’S “MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA” –Du Bois

Dr. Du Bois with Kwame Nkrumah and Shirley Graham in Ghana [Review] BARAKA’S MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA (W.E.B. DuBois) Play Written by Amiri ...

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The Fabulous Miss Marie at the Castillo Theatre

The Fabulous Miss Marie, an Ed Bullins’ play directed by Woodie King, Jr., is being featured at the Castillo Theatre, located at 543 West ...