Culture
African-American composer Florence Price receives her due on new CD
August 7, 2023"She switches between soulful, traditional American folk melodies, and modern takes on late-Romantic harmonic idioms."
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‘One Moment of Freedom’ tells the dramatic story of the formerly enslaved MumBet
August 3, 2023The play lifts up the historical figure of Elizabeth “MumBet” Freeman and helps to restore her to public consciousness.
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‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ powerful exploration of Ugandan democracy and resistance
August 2, 2023Museveni has been the president since 1986, but as this new documentary shows, he doesn’t rule without facing resistance.
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East meets West meets Topanga in Terrence McNally’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’
August 1, 2023The two-act play is well-acted and spiced with humor, as Katharine and Margaret are the classic fish-out-of-water characters, with all the comic implications that holds.
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New release features African-American songs performed by tenor Lawrence Brownlee
July 31, 2023Rising is a rich, juicy, evocative collection of songs performed to perfection.
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