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Originally set to be produced onstage in March, 2020, the world premiere of playwright, producer and educator Cynthia Grace Robinson’s “Freedom Summer” will instead become a streamed film version from Feb. 12 to 28. N.C. Black Repertory Company worked with Appalachian State University to make the new play a reality. Robinson’s story of two sisters takes place on one day: Aug. 4, 1964. Nora Heeley (played by Mariah Guillmette) is starting a new life “passing” as a white woman. Her sister, Carrie Carrington (Niklya Boxley) travels to the Deep South to register Blac...

/ St. Louis saxophonist Rhoda G. will perform a virtual musical selection on Feb. 19 for the St. Louis County Library's Black History Month celebration. Author Vivan Gibson, visual artist Cbabi Bayoc and the Black Rep are among the groups the St. Louis County Library will celebrate this month through its annual Black History Month program. This year’s Black history presentations will feature 40 virtual programs that highlight African American achievements. Black excellence in St. Louis should be celebrated often, said Sandy Williams, St. Louis County Library’s Black History Month committ...

“The Creative Capital:” Voices from the Providence Music Scene 8.14.20 Providence, RI, capital of the tiniest state in the U.S., makes up for its small size with an overflowing personality and a fertile arts community. Many of its residents are quick to remind you that this city is the self-proclaimed “Creative Capital” of the country, and the nickname is hard to deny. Artists of all kinds, and especially talented BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) musicians, have long made Providence a city to know. In the mid-twentieth century, Providence boasted New England’s first ev...

Beloved musician, Black Rep musical director Charles Creath dies at 68 To truly understand the scope of the musical gifts of longtime Black Rep musical director Charles Creath, one would need to watch him sing through a musical theater production for the first time and then return for opening night. Each time, the transformation was stunning.  Charles Creath Talented individuals would become a musical family — and create a musical experience that was impossible for audiences to disengage from.  “He had a way of getting the best out of everybody — the singers, the musician...

Arts and culture leaders pen letter in support of sparing Sumner High School from closure The St. Louis board of education will vote Tuesday on a proposal to close 10 schools, including Sumner, the first African-American high school west of the Mississippi. Sumner High School, ca. 1908 On Tuesday, members of the St. Louis board of education will vote on a proposal to close 10 schools within the school district. On December 1, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams recommended a consolidation plan that would close the following: Clay, Dunbar, Farragut, Ford, Hickey, a...