‘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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'It's an experience of duality': Jonathan Van Ness on being queer in Texas
The "Queer Eye" and "Getting Curious" star talks about LGBTQ+ rights and connecting with Rep. Ayanna Pressley about hair. -
With his camera, artist Barkley L. Hendricks brought his world view into focus
Hendricks found European museum paintings riveting for their beauty, but striking for their lack of Blackness. -
Roadrunner, Boston's new indoor concert venue, is up and running
The venue purports to be a lot of things: the midsize concert space it believes the city needs, a neighborhood stimulant, a nonprofit arts partner.
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