‘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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Culture in the News
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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Boston rededicates memorial honoring famed Black Civil War regiment
Ceremony follows multiyear restoration of the 125-year-old Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial -
The June Drop: Rockin' from Rachmaninoff to the Roxbury film fest
Poetry, volunteering and "Boston's BIGGEST Pride Dance Party." -
ICA Boston puts ‘the beauty of Black culture’ on full display
'Napoleon Jones-Henderson: I Am As I Am—A Man' shows off his decades-long career in Boston, where he creates African-inspired mixed media pieces.
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Samba and Brazilian Maxixe with Sergio Assad
Scott Yoo travels to Chicago to learn about the music that shaped composer Sergio Assad.| 4:15 -
Episode 31, Season 2<br> Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.| 9:41 -
Episode 34, Season 10<br> "Prison Nation," "Our Daughters Like Pillars," and more
"Prison Nation," "Our Daughters Like Pillars," and more| 26:46 -
The Jewish Tune That Inspired Composer Aaron Copland
Learn how Aaron Copland drew inspiration from his Jewish roots.| 4:22