Wayne Harris, Jazz Legend, Revives the Old Songs by Robert M. Gardner Memories hold us together, binding families and friends.They weave the fabric of our lives. For Wayne Harris, a Saint Louis jazz man, his memories center on his mother. He tells us that his mother was like a cool drink on hot Saint…
Millennial Notes Jackie Sibblies Drury Invents New Poppin’ Style by Tyler Jeffreys “I think we live in a world that enjoys Black Culture and dislikes Black People.” –Cecil Emeke, filmmaker “Fairview” breaks all the drama rules. In her brilliant play, Jackie Sibblies Drury finally figures out how to wake up White America to…
Millennial Notes Marcus Gardley Sails into Black History with Music by Evelyn Arevalo Award-winning playwright Marcus Gardley, a renowned son of Oakland, morphs Homer’s Odyssey into a Black History saga. Cal Shakes has remounted Gardley’s lyrical piece that pays homage to the African-American oral tradition. In “Black Odyssey,” Ulysses Lincoln (talented J.D. Mollison) is…