As we continue to celebrate Pride throughout the month of June, EBONY acknowledges LGBTQ+ African Americans who’ve changed the course of history. From dance and literature to activism and comedy, their contributions cannot be questioned. Check out these 10 LGBTQ+…
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‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Director Stevie Walker-Webb on Iconic Black Writers That Should Be on Your Bookshelves
Ain’t No Mo’, Broadway’s saucy new satire by Broadway’s youngest Black playwright Jordan E. Cooper, is steeped in Black culture, catharsis and critique. So it’s no surprise that its director, Stevie Walker-Webb, has the works of several Black writers on the brain…
Read More10 James Baldwin Quotes That Are Still Relevant During The Current Racial Tension In America
James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist, and playwright born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. Baldwin was best known for his works such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni’s Room, Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone, and…
Read MoreRaoul Peck’s, ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ Is a Must-Watch In the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s masterpiece, I Am Not Your Negro, was released in 2016, but is based on James Baldwin’s last unpublished book, Remember This House. I am not Your Negro captures Baldwin’s reflections on the assassinations of his three…
Read MoreSchomburg Center Opens Ruby Dee And Ossie Davis’ Archives To Public
Nearly two years after the Harlem-based Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture acquired the archives of late legendary actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, the institution has now made them available to the public for the first time, the…
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