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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
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Stefanik ambassador vote, tariffs update, Black Pond wintry adventures, Battle of Old Forge
A Senate committee voted to advance Congresswoman Stefanik's nomination to be the next ambassador to the United Nations yesterday; President's Trump deadline to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada is ...
After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut
After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...
Meet graphic novelist Basi Affia, who has the first Black-owned comic book company in Iowa
Basi Affia can take you to another world, a universe set 300 years in the future, where Earth is known as Alkebulan, the Kupaa Initiative is expanding humanity and Astral Knights battle a villain in ...
When travel was treacherous for Black people: The Green Book’s legacy in New England
Though long out of publication, pieces of New England history live in its pages. The Globe mapped the listings.
Soul Rep producing play about shutdown of first Black theater troupe in the U.S.
The year is 1821, and the Park Theatre, run by an impresario named Stephen Price, shuts down the Grove’s production twice, ...
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A rare silent film with an all-Black cast screens at the Somerville Theatre
The 1926 film "The Flying Ace" will be screened with live musical accompaniment to mark Black History Month. The film is one ...
Erotic Thriller ‘Traumnovelle’ Follows in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Footsteps, Black Mandala Takes Rights Ahead of EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Black Mandala has acquired worldwide rights to 'Traumnovelle,' the adaptation of the novella that inspired Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut.' ...
Netflix’s tribute to WWII’s unsung Black women has ties to Georgia
Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' tells the heroic true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII, led by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington.