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“The Royale” Turns Boxing into Revelation—Streaming Lincoln Center

“The Royale” Turns Boxing into Revelation—Streaming Lincoln Center

May 1, 2021 Robert M. Gardner

Marco Ramirez Exposes Perils of Black Sports Heroes by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz Jay “The Sport” Jackson is a hero. He knows it, everyone knows it. Khris Davis plays the role confidently, with sharp suits and supreme self-knowledge.  Jay just wants to fight for the Heavyweight Championship against the Great White…

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“Shadow/Land”—Black Women Stranded by Race/Storm–Streaming Public, NY

“Shadow/Land”—Black Women Stranded by Race/Storm–Streaming Public, NY

April 18, 2021 Robert M. Gardner

Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Poetry Brings Beauty to Disaster by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz The New York Public Theater is offering a world premiere audio play, “Shadow/Land,”  powered by poetry, music, and a stellar cast. In 2005, two Black women trapped by the floods of Hurricane Katrina, expose the dual disasters of racism…

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“My Name is … Johnny Cash” Rocks & Rolls—Streaming 6th Street

“My Name is … Johnny Cash” Rocks & Rolls—Streaming 6th Street

March 27, 2021 Robert M. Gardner

Lasiter & Barnaba Light the Ring of Fire  by Robert M. Gardner The first words of Johnny Cash’s last recorded song, “I hurt myself today,” still haunt me. Like other songs in “My Name is … Johnny Cash,” it reveals new truths about the storied career of The Man in Black. The bio-musical demonstrates…

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“Strange Courtesies” Climaxes Black History Month—Streaming The Stage

“Strange Courtesies” Climaxes Black History Month—Streaming The Stage

February 28, 2021 Robert M. Gardner

L. Peter Callender Creates Explosive Exposé of Apartheid by Robert M. Gardner                                                                                       Highly esteemed director and actor L. Peter Callender has written a moving and important play he calls “Strange Courtesies” that tackles racism and hypocrisy in both South Africa, and in the U.S., today. The virtual world premiere is on line now, from…

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