All posts tagged "black"
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Editor’s Pick: DIW’s ‘The Spirit of Kwanzaa’
Howard U plays host to this year's Dance Institute of Washington show, organized around the theme "Celebrating Life and Harmony."
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Comedian Sampson McCormick Continues to Break Ground
Sampson McCormick revels in his summer renaissance with two films and a standup run at D.C.'s The Comedy Loft.
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“American Prophet” Review: Prophets and Losses
A stirring biography embedded in a staid musical, Arena's "American Prophet" brings the fire of Frederick Douglass.
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LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence
LGBTQ groups are condemning a prison sentence handed down by a Russian court against WNBA star Brittney Griner, who became a pawn in a larger...
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Gay, Black Applebee’s Cook Was Told to Ignore Co-Workers’ Slurs
An Applebee’s franchise in the Greater Tampa area has agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that the company failed to stop...
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Editor’s Pick: Reframing The Narrative at the Kennedy Center
Reframing The Narrative is a week-long dance programming series that celebrates Black dance companies and their artists.
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Baltimore Son: An Interview with Playwright R. Eric Thomas
Eric Thomas does Charm City proud with 'Crying on Television,' a hilarious new play at Everyman Theatre.
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Editor’s Pick: DC Black Pride LGBTQ+ Theater Showcase
Now in its 30th year, the DC Black Pride LGBTQ+ Theater Showcase is treasure trove of short plays, all written by the gifted Alan Sharpe.
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Republican Says Civil Rights Don’t Apply To Gay People
A Georgia Republican candidate for Congress said that civil rights for Black people shouldn’t apply to gay people because “they can actually change” to become...
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LGBTQ students are under attack. GLSEN’s Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is ready to fight back.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is taking the reins of LGBTQ advocacy organization GLSEN in the midst of rising bigotry in schools nationwide.
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‘A Strange Loop’ creator Michael R. Jackson uses art to “make sense out of the craziness of life”
Michael R. Jackson on making history with A Strange Loop, the impact of Liz Phair, and why the show targets Tyler Perry
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Virginia police officer faces five years in prison for shooting unarmed gay Black man
A grand jury has indicted a Virginia deputy on a charge of "reckless handling of a firearm" in the shooting of a gay Black man...
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Protesters demonstrate outside Nellie’s Sports Bar, urging long-term boycott
Protesters gathered outside Nellie's Sports Bar, reiterating calls for a boycott of the bar after a Black woman was dragged down the stairs by security.
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Activists demand boycott of Nellie’s as new video of incident emerges
Keisha Young's attorney is urging Nellie's Sports Bar to release security footage of the incident to dispel "any ambiguity"
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Protesters gather outside Nellie’s after video shows woman being dragged down stairs
Protesters demonstrated outside Nellie's Sports Bar on Sunday after a viral video showed a woman being dragged down a staircase by security.
