Culture
African-American playwright August Wilson honored on ‘forever’ stamp
March 11, 2021The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), the “the theater’s poet of Black America,” who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the American stage....
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At PAFF: Nate Parker’s ‘American Skin’ plus Angela Davis
March 11, 2021The undaunted 29th Pan African Film Festival kicked off on the last day of Black History Month and runs through March 14.
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‘Blinding of Isaac Woodard’: 1946 racist police violence case gets fresh attention
March 10, 2021PBS program spotlights long-lost case of racist police violence.
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‘From the Plough to the Stars: Working People’s Prose from Contemporary Ireland’
March 9, 2021The collection reads almost like a tour guide, as the writers lead us through old working-class districts of Dublin and some of the new estates established to rid the cities of their slums.
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Life and death: Two shorts explore a taboo and new romance at PAFF
March 9, 2021America’s largest and best annual Black-themed filmfest since 1992 has moved online. This year’s 29th annual Pan African Virtual Film + Arts Festival kicked off on the last day of Black History Month and runs through...
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