chromatic black™, a collective of 10,000 + Black artists and activists dedicated to building cultural power and transformational justice through storytelling, announced today the winners of the 2022 Ida B. Wells Fund, a competition created to support Black creatives with an investment to develop new original works that disrupt the master narrative. The 20 finalists will receive…
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Trevor Noah hosts talkback on Tuesday for Broadway’s A Strange Loop, here pictured with Playwright, Composer and Lyricist Michael R. Jackson, creator of the Tony Award Best Musical; and its Choreographer Raja Feather Kelly (photo credit Avery Brunkus) Trevor Noah, comedian, author and acclaimed host of The Daily Show, hosted a “Black Theater Night” for the…
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Burning Questions: Covering Climate Now, an unprecedented climate special, takes viewers on a journey across the country and around the world to the frontlines of the climate crisis. Featuring the reporting of award-winning journalists, the one-hour documentary explores the burning questions: Who is paying the price for climate change? How bad can it get? What…
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Dr. Judith Burgess, event organizer and member of NVWT, unveils the plaque which is mounted on the former African American YMCA on Carlton Avenue which is now the New Carlton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brooklyn, New York. For more NVWT information, go to: https://ncwhs.org/votes-for-women-trail PHOTO CREDIT: GERALD PEART The New York Committee of the National Votes…
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New York City Opera celebrates the holidays with All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road, Fairfield, CT, presented in association with Bodhi Tree Concerts and with the support of Kings Alley. Performances: Wed 12/7 and Thu 12/8 at 7:30pm, Fri 12/9 at 8pm and Sat at 11am…
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(Photo: Pexels) New research has revealed which US cities are home to the highest number of romantic hotels and, therefore ideal for a couples vacation, and New York City features in the top 10, with 15.82 romantic hotels per 100 mi2. The experts at Travel Lens have revealed the most romantic cities in the world and the…
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Please Credit Photo: AAADT’s Constance Stamatiou with students of The Ailey School in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Festa Barocca Ailey’s 2022 Opening Night Gala. Photo by Christopher Duggan Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off its four-week holiday season with a star-studded Opening Night Gala complete with a performance and party led by Artistic Director Robert Battle with…
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Primark, the international clothing retailer, today opens its 15th store in the United States on Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York. The store has 34,000 feet of retail selling space, bringing quality fashion at great value prices to Jamaica Avenue. Primark aims to revitalize a once-bustling shopping area of Queens and reach one of the most diverse…
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Photo: pexel A new study by UNODC and UN Women shows that, on average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family in 2021. The report comes ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and is a horrific reminder that violence…
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