This week's open threads have highlighted the works of well known African-American Playwrights. In today's spotlight, Joseph A. Walker. Joseph Alexander Walker (1935–2003) was an African American playwright and screenwriter, theater … [Read more...]
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Playwrights
November 14, 2012 by 139 Comments
Suzan-Lori Parks is the next playwright that will be highlighted. Suzan-Lori Parks (born 10 May 1963) is an African-American playwright and screenwriter. She received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant in 2001, and the … [Read more...]
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Playwrights
November 13, 2012 by 208 Comments
I will continue on with this week's theme highlighting the works of African-American Playwrights. Trey Ellis (born 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, professor, playwright, and essayist. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated … [Read more...]
Monday Open Thread: African-American Playwrights
November 12, 2012 by 163 Comments
This week's open threads will focus on African-American Playwrights. Tanya Barfield (raised in Portland, Oregon) is an African-American playwright and actress whose works have been presented both nationally and internationally with such … [Read more...]
Sunday Jazz Brunch Open Thread- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
November 11, 2012 by 184 Comments
It's Ella and Louis time! Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong have collaborated on several albums. Armstrong recorded three albums with Ella Fitzgerald: Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again, and Porgy and Bess for Verve Records, with the … [Read more...]
