Eric A. Gordon

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

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  The life of radical activist Paula Solomon celebrated in Los Angeles

  September 29, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  Beloved comrade Paula Solomon (1946-2023) was memorialized by a crowd of about 50 people at the historic activist First Unitarian Church on Sept. 3, 2023.

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• Culture

  

  How It’s Gon’ Be’: A young Black artist starts figuring it out

  September 29, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
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• Culture

  

  ‘This Is Not a True Story’ recapitulates anti-Asian micro-aggressions in purgatory

  September 28, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
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• Culture

  

  Luis Alfaro’s new play ‘The Travelers’ melds raunchy humor with intense spirituality

  September 26, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  “We are all travelers, Brother. Our journeys take place inside.” If life happens to toss you on our doorstep, we will take care of you.

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• Culture

  

  Drama ‘Blood at the Root’ explores the background to the Jena Six case

  September 22, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  “This story is inspired by a series of incidents, media reporting, and social action in Jena, Louisiana, in 2007.”

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  ‘The Right Is Ours!’ musicalizes the early suffrage movement in America

  September 21, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  A world premiere engagement of The Right is Ours!, a new musical about two women who were founders of the women’s suffrage movement.

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• Culture

  

  ‘The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen’ in review

  September 15, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  Ever hear of William Dorsey Swann? Me neither. Another of those many buried figures in the history of Black and queer liberation.

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  Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ on stage: A mirror of African-American life

  September 7, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

  “It’s just text, music and actors,” says Chapman. “It’s like a symphony quilting of the story.”

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