Performers
Why the Urban Category of the Grammys Needs to Go! | How It Affects Black Artists
Rolling Stone recently published an article about the disparities in the music industry due to how music is labeled The Grammys announced they were removing the urban category. Starting with the 63rd ...
Challenges Faced by Black Performers | Breaking It Down with Jodi Marks
Topic of the Week: Challenges faced by Black performers P3 Theatre Company stands in solidarity with our black mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, actors, writers, designers, techn...
This History of African American Dance with Hip-Hop
This video shows how no ideas are original, and how our dances and styles are in sync with old and new generations. https://www.daarac.ngo https://www.daaracarchive.org *******************************...
In/Out:SIDER | Zelma Badu-Younge | TEDxStroudsRun
Insider/Outsider or the space between – my journey from West Africa to North America and back. Reflections on life, identity and the blurred boundaries, challenges and frustrations I find myself...
Systemic Racism Explained
Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here’s a clos...
The Long, Painful Legacy Of Blackface In America (HBO)
Ralph Northam is still the governor of Virginia—for now. But he’s facing increasing pressure to resign after a conservative media site unearthed a photo of a man in blackface on Northam’s page in a 19...
Margo Jefferson on the history of black performers wearing blackface
As a theatrical art form that began in the 19th century, minstrel shows featured white performers wearing blackface to evoke stereotypes. But African-American performers have also worn blackface when ...