Culture
Josephine Baker: Iconic entertainer, Resistance spy, and American hero
March 1, 2018It seems only fitting with Black History Month closing out, and Women’s History Month beginning, to highlight a Black woman who exemplified strength and resilience.
Read more“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”: A Valentine to Marc and Bella Chagall
March 1, 2018Who isn’t enchanted by the exuberant canvases of Russian Jewish painter Marc Chagall, with his green cows and red fish and colorful village vignettes of his remembered shtetl youth?
Read moreIn “Violet” a young woman finds strength and beauty through love
February 28, 2018Jeanine Tesori: The most successful-ever woman composer for Broadway. It was her name that brought me to see "Violet."
Read moreAn immigration musicale in the making: The South American way
February 28, 2018The 2018 show interweaves poetry, quotes, and stories in English with songs related to different aspects of being an immigrant.
Read more“Burning Angel Dust”: Female circumcision at the Pan African Film Festival
February 27, 2018"Burning Angel Dust" was a short narrative with a powerful message that screened in this city’s recent Pan African Film Festival.
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