Hey New York City, here's an announcement of an upcoming event that you may want to be aware of, courtesy of Bam in Brooklyn - "American Fault Line: Race and the American Ideal," a conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Ken Burns on March 16. NPR host Michel Martin will act as the evening’s moderator, and for those not in NYC, you'll be happy to know that what is expected to be a candid and wide-ranging conversation will be live-streamed via Bam.org. Bam is the final stop on what has been a nationwide tour, and the only venue to live stream the event. Visit Bam.org/AmericanFaultLine closer to the date for more details. On March 16th at 8pm, acclaimed...
- 1/18/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
American Fault Line: Race And The American Ideal—Ken Burns & Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be streamed live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 16, with newly announced moderator Michel Martin, weekend host of National Public Radio’s news program All Things Considered, Bam announced today. Both speakers have documentary films dealing with race that will be presented by the Public Broadcasting Service: Burns’ Jackie Robinson and Gates’ Black America Since Mlk: And Sti…...
- 1/18/2016
- Deadline TV
“If I’m going to a play, I want to see myself onstage,” said Lydia R. Diamond. “It’s not rocket science.” Diamond’s comment cut to the core of a question posed by National Public Radio’s Michel Martin at Wnyc’s Greene Space Sept. 19: Does Broadway reflect the vibrant, dynamic stories of its diverse city? The event, titled “A Broader Way,” kicked off Martin’s 10-city tour centered on having what she called “difficult discussions with dignity.” Diamond was joined by fellow award-winning NYC playwrights whose work explores racial issues—David Henry Hwang, Kristoffer Diaz, and Bruce Norris—to get to the bottom of whether the Great White Way is too white. Tony-nominated actor Stephen McKinley Henderson performed a monologue from August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” to set the evening’s thought-provoking tone. As Martin interviewed her panel of theater professionals, another conversation...
- 10/8/2014
- backstage.com
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