Tag Archives: Michael Lythcott

Pair Accused Of Swindling National Black Theater (Update)

The statement below is from Michael Lythcott and Sade Lythcott, son and daughter of national Black Theater founder Dr. Barbara Ann Teer:

“The National Black Theater has been part of the cultural foundation of Harlem for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, nefarious business practices and eventual abandonment by our investor group, Nubian Heritage, now threaten our property and our community programming. Continue reading

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Talk: Golden, Jordan, Essman, Barbara Ann,…

A star-studded crowd of 1400 attended the first UNCF “A Mind Is” Gala, last week with Grammy Award-winning artist/producer, Pharrell Williams, Thelma Golden, Executive Director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, paying tribute to the motto’s originator, Vernon Jordan, who headed UNCF when the motto was created (pictured) … Continue reading

A Tragedy At The National Black Theater

Theirs was a partnership built on vision and pride and rooted in a building at the very heart of black America.

In 2002 the National Black Theater, a cultural anchor of Harlem, invited the owners of Nubian Heritage, a growing beauty-care company with an African pedigree, to invest in its sprawling building at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street. Continue reading