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‘In The Heights’ Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees ‘Good In Every Hood’
The first time actor Antony Ramos saw In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway production about a Latinx community in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, he was floored. Continue Reading ‘In The Heights’ Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees ‘Good In Every Hood’
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 13: Becky Albertalli & Scott Leadingham On Literature Helping Form Identity
In this unique episode of “Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella,” NWPB’s Scott Leadingham interviews author Becky Albertalli. The two talk about identity, representation of LGBTQIA+ books in school libraries, and how people come out and present themselves to the world. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 13: Becky Albertalli & Scott Leadingham On Literature Helping Form Identity
BOOK REVIEW: ‘House Of Sticks’ Is An Immigrant Success Story With Filial Bonds At The Core
Ly Tran’s memoir House of Sticks brings to mind both the story of The Three Little Pigs and the myth of the unassimilated other in Francois Truffaut’s The Wild Child (L’Enfant Sauvage), in its unsentimental yet deeply moving examination of filial bond, displacement, war trauma, and poverty. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘House Of Sticks’ Is An Immigrant Success Story With Filial Bonds At The Core
A New Report Shows Museums Had A Bad Year — But Not The Worst Possible
Billy Ocasio feels like one of the country’s luckier museum directors. He runs the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, still standing strong in Chicago after the pandemic wiped out dozens of small museums across the country. Continue Reading A New Report Shows Museums Had A Bad Year — But Not The Worst Possible
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 12: Backyard Harvest On The Importance Of Food And Community
In this episode of “Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella,” Will O’Neal and Renee Love, leaders within the organization Backyard Harvest, share how the group serves its community and how both they and many of their volunteers got a close-up view of food insecurity within local households. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 12: Backyard Harvest On The Importance Of Food And Community
Artist’s Black Wall Street Project Is About Tulsa 100 Years Ago — And Today
Artist Paul Rucker is fearless when it comes to taking on terrible moments in American history. One of them, in Tulsa, Okla., was destroyed by a white mob 100 years ago, on May 31, 1921. The catastrophic attack on what was known as Black Wall Street might be the worst single episode of racial violence in American history, with 35 city blocks of Black community destroyed and flattened. Continue Reading Artist’s Black Wall Street Project Is About Tulsa 100 Years Ago — And Today
A Moment Or A Movement? Black Bookstore Owners On Business One Year Later
With the sale of print books rising just over 8% and all unit sales of books surpassing 750 million, Black bookstores would play an integral role in feeding the nation’s “sudden” appetite in the plight of Black people. Continue Reading A Moment Or A Movement? Black Bookstore Owners On Business One Year Later
Amazon Makes A Deal To Buy MGM For Nearly $8.5 Billion
Amazon has made a deal to buy Hollywood studio MGM for almost $8.5 billion. It’s the second-largest acquisition for the company after purchasing Whole Foods. Continue Reading Amazon Makes A Deal To Buy MGM For Nearly $8.5 Billion
BOOK REVIEW: A Bullied Kid Finds Unconventional Freedom In ‘Heaven’
Heaven is a raw, painful, and tender portrait of adolescent misery, reminiscent of both Elena Ferrante’s fiction and Bo Burnham’s 2018 film Eighth Grade. I cannot, in good conscience, endorse it without a warning: This book is very likely to make you cry. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: A Bullied Kid Finds Unconventional Freedom In ‘Heaven’
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 11: Ryka Aoki On Culture, Transphobia And Giving It Your Best
In this episode of “Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella,” author Ryka Aoki shares how growing up in the U.S., she had a hard time seeing what happens on a societal level, but still wants it to be better, as well as her personal experiences as a transgender woman. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 11: Ryka Aoki On Culture, Transphobia And Giving It Your Best
How ‘Shuffle Along’ Changed Musical Theater 100 Years Ago
Not only did Shuffle Along bring jazz to Broadway, it was the first African American show to be a smash hit. Its composer Eubie Blake recalled on WNYC in 1973: “When we put Shuffle Along on, on Broadway, we put negroes back to work again.” Continue Reading How ‘Shuffle Along’ Changed Musical Theater 100 Years Ago
‘Nobody Does A Comeback Like The Movies’: Beating Drums For The Blockbuster’s Return
With just two weeks to go before A Quiet Place Part II makes your local multiplex a less quiet place, Hollywood has started the back-to-cinemas drumroll. Continue Reading ‘Nobody Does A Comeback Like The Movies’: Beating Drums For The Blockbuster’s Return
