Othello

(Runtime 3:56) In a small art room in Othello, Washington, sun catcher butterflies — made out of scraps of tissue paper, fake flowers and sequins — came…

Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz focuses on telling the stories of his community, for his community. NWPB’s Rachel Sun interviewed Ruiz about that work, and his approach to collaborative storytelling through poetry.

El galardonado poeta Ricardo Ruiz se centra en contar las historias de su comunidad, para su comunidad.

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Nestled between farm hills in the Columbia Basin, about 8,700 people call Othello, Washington home. The agrarian town was awarded $250,000 in rural…

When Jessika D. Williams takes the stage as Othello, she sometimes doesn’t know if she’s reacting as the character or herself. Williams, 35, has never felt this way in a role. But playing Othello as a Black woman amid nationwide protests against systemic racism, she sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.