arts and entertainment
Paul Robeson Theatre Festival: Like ‘Ol’ Man River’ Robey keeps rolling along
August 30, 2019The 2019 Paul Robeson Theatre Festival took place Aug. 23-25 with the theme of Awakening the Past, Present and Future: A Retrospective.
Read more‘Fefu and Her Friends’: Fornés’s feminist odyssey at the Odyssey
August 16, 2019With its cast of eight, Fefu is well acted and not without humor—although it is more of the ironic, sardonic sort than the laugh-out-loud brand found in most comedies.
Read moreOutrageous hilarity of ‘The Producers’ a critique of capitalist fraud
August 15, 2019I haven’t heard it lately as part of Bernie Sanders’s current shtick, but I distinctly recall him saying in his last presidential run that “Fraud is the business model of Wall Street.”
Read more400th Anniversary Anti-Slavery Cinema Commemoration in Los Angeles
August 14, 2019The 400th Anniversary Anti-Slavery Cinema Commemoration takes place from 12:00 noon to 10:00 pm, on Sun., Aug. 25, at the Los Angeles Workers Center.
Read moreAsia’s entertainment industry is having its #MeToo moment
July 17, 2019“In some way, the #MeToo movement has collectively empowered women without our knowing it, all over the world.”
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