Aaron Callie's Dancing in Harlem promises to bring entertainment and musical history to its Houston audiences. Performances will be held at HITS Theatre, 311 W. 18th St. in the Houston Heights, each ...

Legendary Detroit playwright Pearl Cleage strongly believes in letting characters lead a story. “Nobody comes to the theater to be preached at,” Cleage told the Free Press. “And I’m the daughter of a ...

The Harlem Renaissance made Harlem a hub of Black creativity in the 1920s and 1930s. In jazz clubs, literary salons, and speakeasies, Black queer artists expressed themselves, challenged norms, and ...

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Hoodlum dives into the 1930s Harlem underworld, where notorious gangster Bumpy Johnson clashes with ruthless Dutch Schultz over control of the lucrative numbers racket. Here’s how you can watch and ...

Stride is one of the most athletic forms of jazz piano from the early 20th Century. With the characteristic leaping left hand (hence the name), and its heavy use of improvisation and syncopation, it ...

Lindy Hop is a dance that was born in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s — created and performed by African Americans in segregated clubs and dance halls. But today, one of the world's most vibrant Lindy ...

At the age of 74, the writer Pearl Cleage is about to have a moment in Chicago. Next week, the Goodman Theatre opens the first Chicago production of Cleage’s 2010 play, “The Nacirema Society,” a piece ...

Discover the origins of chicken and waffles, a soul food staple created in 1930s Harlem that became a beloved symbol of Black American culture. Top Navy official fired Missing hiker found in ‘bad ...

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