Feb 06 – Feb 19, 2025
GUAC – Meaningful Entertainment in DC
My initial interest in seeing GAUC at DC's innovative Woolly Mammoth Theater was to see how they would take the tragic story of a mass murder victim and mold it into a two–hour play that an audience would pay to see. As in the past, the succeeded on stage and added a complimentary attention–grabbing exhibit in its lobby.
Preparing for Climate Migration and Social Justice in the US
Beth Gibbons, Resiliency Officer for Washtenaw County, Michigan, is already working on these issues in the county outside of Detroit. She added, "One of the most compelling ways that we bring people along on a conversation about climate change isn't to talk about the change that is coming but the change that is already with us."
Reviews: Books for Children
The ABCs of Democracy by Hakim Jefferies, Dear Black Boy by Martellus Bennett, Baking Up Love by Alan Page and Kamie Page, Allah Allah by Shirin Sharam, The Mischievous Mosquitoes of Banjul by Momodou Ndow, and more.
Our New Banners as We Approach 30
As Port of Harlem magazine approaches turning 30 in November, we updated our look with a new banner for our web and magazine pages. What do you think of our new banners?
Activities
POH will be at the Nottingham Middle Passage Remembrance Project in Fort Washington, MD, on Feb 15. GUAC closes at Woolly Mammoth the following day, Feb 16. The Brookings Institution will feature John Boyd, president of the Black Farmers Association, in person and online on Feb 20. The Schomburg will feature Exhibit: JIMMY! God's Black Revolutionary Mouth Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin through Feb 28.
Readers' Trends
Since trump's return to the White House, there has been need for information on tariffs, resistance inspirations, and jokes. That has dominated our electronic platforms as our Instagram presence finally busts 500 followers.