Culture
“Seven Seconds”: Netflix series explores how the system fails Black Americans
March 21, 2018The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals.
Read moreWorld premiere of “An Undivided Heart” about church abuse and tainted water
March 20, 2018The play shares some common ground with "Doubt, A Parable," which took on the question of how much and what kind of proof do we require to act on our suspicions.
Read moreWorking-class Mexican narratives on stage in Meet Juan(ito) Doe
March 16, 2018The cast boasts a plethora of fresh faces, many of whom are new to acting but can compare favorably to a Broadway veteran any day.
Read more“Facing the Rising Sun”: Book illuminates history of Afro-Asian solidarity
March 16, 2018Historian Gerald Horne shows how U.S. expansionist policy boomeranged and drove Negroes, Japanese, and Filipinos together, laying the foundation for an Afro-Asian alliance against white supremacy.
Read moreStormy weather, creativity, love ands laughs in “El Niño”
March 15, 2018El Niño beautifully reveals not only the importance of romantic love and the part it plays in one’s self esteem, but in how these dynamics affect the creative process.
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