Sixty years later, “Black Nativity” has far-reaching appeal in performances across the country. It tells the Christmas story with a wide array of Black cultural traditions that speak not only to Black ...
On Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs are hosting the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Who will sing the national anthem prior to this Black Friday showdown? The Bonner Family Will ...
And so in this one song she takes all the imagery of the Christmas story and tells the whole Christian gospel. And I think for the courage to write hymns that make Christ and his gospel and the truths ...
Since premiering off Broadway 63 years ago, “Black Nativity,” Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled adaptation of the Nativity story, has been performed around the holidays all over the country ...
Minnesota stage star Greta Oglesby is doing her first show in the Twin Cities since losing her pastor husband, Dennis, in June. Hers is a special, spirited return. A featured soloist in Penumbra ...
The great American poet Langston Hughes created the show in 1961 to tell the story of Jesus' birth through a Black lens, drawing heavily on gospel music. Directors have some freedom in how they ...
The last thing you might expect to hear from music rooted in the history of slavery is music that’s infectious, joyous and life-affirming. But, Kelly says, although gospel and spiritual music are ...
Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...