Culture – Page 433 – People's World

Spike Lee’s “Chiraq” spotlights Chicago gun violence

November 10, 2015 By Chauncey K. Robinson

"Chiraq" is described as exploring the epidemic of gun violence on the South Side of Chicago, and black-on-black violence.

“Embrace of the Serpent”: Odyssey into Amazonian “heart of darkness”

November 10, 2015 By Ed Rampell

Inter-species interaction between outer space aliens and human beings has long been a staple of the science fiction genre.

General Nat Turner, the Black Spartacus in a new play

November 3, 2015 By Ed Rampell

It does not do Turner and his courageous followers justice, but it may be worth seeing for those who know little about one of the most electrifying moments in American history.

Remembering poet, Spanish Civil War vet Ramon Durem

November 3, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Although of mixed heritage, he identified as African American, and his poems impacted the Black Power movement as a cultural inspiration.

“Moby-Dick”: Melville’s masterpiece gets an operatic treatment

November 2, 2015 By Ed Rampell

Although it has some fishy alterations, this is a mind-blowing production.