‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ showcases the joys and struggles of immigrants in America
The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the salon in which they work.
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New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78
Singer Ronnie Spector, who founded the girl group The Ronettes in 1961, has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was 78."Our beloved earth angel,… -
Arts This Week: The immersive world of Van Gogh and a poet laureate's new collection
This week, GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen talks poetry, a new kind of flower power by way of Vincent van Gogh, and how the local arts scene is riding out another wave of COVID-19. -
A man who allegedly stole hundreds of unpublished book manuscripts now faces charges
For five years, a man who worked in publishing tricked authors and industry insiders into sending him hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, including one…
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Tame the magnificent power in the sea and sky with a seascape painting.
