Culture
“Black Panther” is more than just another successful movie
February 16, 2018"Black Panther" is more than another successful movie franchise, it is a black cultural phenomenon and a reflection of the necessity for representation in cinema.
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Pan African Film Festival: Screening the global Black experience and spirit
February 16, 2018Thanks to the Pan African Film Festival, now I know who Errol Walton Barrow was: The independence leader who became Barbados’ first prime minister.
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“Israel in Egypt”: A Handel oratorio propagandizes for colonialism and war
February 15, 2018The context for this problematic work, subject to pointed discussion on musical, historical, political, theological and territorial grounds, has to be more transparent. Vague references to the generalized global exile and refugee experience simply looks like...
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“Water by the Spoonful”: Play overruns with compassion
February 15, 2018Quiara Alegría Hudes is a multi-talented creative force: a pianist and composer, lyricist and playwright. Knowing music as well as she does, she chose a particular musical form or genre for each of the "Elliot Trilogy"...
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“Dessa Rose”: A musical about slavery by the creators of “Ragtime”
February 14, 2018If you’re in or around L.A. and you like musical theatre and you appreciate some social messaging in it, then see this one.
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