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Walter’s World: 651 ARTS presents Roundtable 63

Posted on February 24, 2013 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

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On February 22, 651 ARTS presented Roundtable 63; an evening of social awareness and education through the arts at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn. Continue reading →

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Zoe Saldana to Play Singer Nina Simone in Biopic

Posted on August 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment

A Nina Simone biopic has been in the works for years now, with Cynthia Mort set to direct from her own script since 2005, and singer Mary J. Blige once attached for the lead role that has now apparently gone to Zoe Saldana… Continue reading →

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Harlem Center’s Director to Retire

Posted on April 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

By FELICIA R. LEE

Howard Dodson, whose wide-ranging acquisitions and major exhibitions have raised the profile of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and burnished its reputation as the premier institution of its kind, plans to retire as its director in 2011. Continue reading →

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