Cheryl L. West Tells Fannie Lou Hamer’s Mississippi Story by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz Fannie Lou Hamer started out as a sharecropper in Mississippi and stayed true to her origins. In 1962, at 44 years old, she first learned she had the right to register and vote. So, she repeatedly challenged the…
Cat Brooks Offers One Woman’s View of Horrifying Police Brutality by Patricia L. Morin and Karen Marguerite Caronna We are immediately greeted, entering Z Below’s intimate space, to a photo slideshow of deceased Black women and men, all murdered victims of police brutality. Solemn music plays and screams can be heard. We are warned…
Millennial Notes Gordon Dahlquist Reminds US about Revolutionary History by Hamilton Nguyen Using recent political outrages and straight-forward language, “Tea Party” touches on history, politics, and social issues. The rapid-fire dialogue blasts through the audience leaving us shell-shocked and impressed: AGENT: This isn’t some masculinity contest. Please, you’re used to controlling the conversation—whether it’s…
Lorraine Hansberry Revival Reminds Us of Our Opportunities by Kristina Lovato & Gabriela Santis In his eloquent poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks, “What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?” Lorraine Hansberry selected those words for the title of her 1959 masterpiece drama. Hansberry’s play directly…