Entertainment
November 5 – November 18, 2020
- Documentary on 1972 National Black Political Convention Shows That Blacks, Too, Have Become More Inclusive
The vision of more Black political power, articulated by Mayor Richard Hatcher and poet Amiri Baraka and so many other eloquent speakers in "Nationtime" has become a reality. But looking back at this time capsule of a film, I'm also struck by how openly misogynistic and inaudibly homophobic our Black "liberators" were.
October 22 – November 04, 2020
- Dear Mapel @ Mosiac Theater
Dear Mapel, by award–winning, DC–based, multidisciplinary artist Psalmayene 24, is his very personal new play about growing up in Brooklyn, losing his virginity, and reconnecting with a loved one who has passed, through a series of letters both real and imagined.
September 24 – October 7, 2020
- I Got Me a Part in a Broadway Show – The Story of Broadway's First Black Lead
Also, in the film, the character playing the now famous Paul Robeson initially turned down the role, calling it a "monstrosity." This underscored the controversy of the play and how even the most to–become ardent Black icons, Paul Robeson and Ossie Davis, learned to manage this minefield as well. But, why do we remember Robeson and Davis, but not Charles Gilpin?
September 24 – October 7, 2020
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre's Dial 1 For Human Resources
This fall, the highly innovative Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Telephonic Literary Union will offer theater with an even more creative twist.
August 13 – August 26, 2020
- Muppets Now (Disney+): Past and Present
Special guests on the six–episode inaugural season of Muppets Now premiering July 31 include actors like Taye Diggs, RuPaul, Aubrey Plaza, Danny Trejo, and Seth Rogen.
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