February 20 is award-winning actor, director and diplomat Sidney Poitier’s birthday. Tributes have cascaded for the Bahamian-American who died on January 6, 2022. Inevitably, the tributes all led off with his 1964 Academy Award for Best Actor. That Oscar win, the first in the category awarded to a Black actor and a Bahamian, cemented Poitier …
December 19, 2021 is Cicely Louise Tyson’s birthday. She would have been 97 years-old. To commemorate and honor the birth and legacy of this award-winning actor who broke barriers by challenging the stage and screen image for Black people…
Project1VOICE presents Us Supporting Us. A Juneteenth celebration of the history of Black Artistic Endeavor Program begins June 19 with 200th anniversary remembrance of NYC’s African Grove Theatre Project1VOICE, an organization dedicated to supporting theatre and the performing arts by people of African descent, will commemorate its 10th anniversary with Us Supporting Us, a free …
Dominique Morisseau is a playwright whose works portray the lives of individuals and communities grappling with economic and social changes, both current and historical. With a background as an actor and spoken-word poet, …
