‘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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Can racism be rooted out of the criminal justice system? Why attorney Laura Coates stays hopeful
Clashes between her moral compass and her position’s directives are at the heart of her new book, “Just Pursuit.” -
Arts This Week: Moby Dick, at-home concerts and Frida Kahlo
Finding performers who play their chamber music in the audience’s living room. -
'The Bluest Eye' brings to the stage a familiar story about racism
The theatrical adaptation is at the Huntington Theatre Company through March 26.
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