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Sponsored Love: Take Wing And Soar & New Heritage Theatre Group Presents “The Importance Of Being Earnest”
While I am not opposed to the idea of re-incarnating Wilde from a African American perspective, I do find this poster questionable. This imagery is very reminiscent of the caricatured theatrical and entertainment venue ephemera of the interwar period when Harlem was in vogue, but racism and racialism very much alive. I know I suffer…
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Daughters of the Dust
I recently gave a talk at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts about the film Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash. It is an amazing film – it is definitely in my Top 10 list of all time favorites. So I thought I would share this recent video about the Gullah who are…
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A White Girl Blogs About “Big, Black Thugs” Living In Harlem
The influx of white folks to the new Harlem has led to many a grande folie! Shades of Godmother.
