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As much as this is a journey that Amber Iman is on to remind herself that she is more than worthy of leading roles like Marimba in 'Goddess,' she is also using her platform to spark deeper conversations, pushing for forward movement within the industry.

Modern dance trailblazer, Judith Jamison, spent two decades at the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where she rose to prominence both as a principal dancer and later as artistic director.

She completely ate this performance!

Launched in 2020 by Mahalia actress Danielle Brooks and fellow award-winning performers Amber Iman and Jocelyn Bioh, Black Women on Broadway is a platform geared toward providing a sense of community and mentorship for Black women in the industry.

Ever felt like a guy was trying to pressure you or guilt you into doing things you didn't want to do? Was this author being too rigid, or was this guy trippin'?

Do artists have an obligation to handle the facts with fairness?

(Amsterdam News) — After an unrelenting grassroots campaign, it was announced on Tuesday that “The Scottsboro Boys,” the “racist minstrel show with blackface,” is closing next week. Cheers from the Republic of Brooklyn to the Boogie Down Bronx broke through the gray mist and rain.  Called a “Cultural Felony” by Kwando M. Kinshasa, PhD, the […]

(Afro) — The American 1930s may be remembered as the era of big bands, the birth of true jazz and a time of economic discourse. Critics finally began to take Black art and literature seriously and African-American entertainment establishments flourished across the nation. Washington, D.C. -based architect Gary Martinez will work to merge the soul […]

(Wall Street Journal) — New York City Center’s seats are getting supersized. As part of a renovation project that began in April, the performing-arts center, home to the annual “Fall for Dance” festival, is taking the lead of theaters across the country in expanding the width of its seats and increasing its leg room, or […]

The Great White Way bets on Black

(NYT) — They thought it was about Elvis. That’s what a focus group of a dozen African-American women concluded about the musical “Memphis” last summer when they were asked to assess the show’s tagline, “The Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll.” But after seeing artwork featuring Felicia, the black R&B singer in the show, and after hearing about the turbulent […]