Washington Informer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Due to overwhelming demand, additional performances have now been announced for "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Starring Beyonce," in both Washington, D.C., on July 30 at Verizon Center and Aug. 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.…
Quvenzhane Wallis, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," is reportedly in talks for the lead role in the movie version of "Annie," the popular Broadway musical. Nine-year-old Quvenzhane, who is competing…
Since the hit musical and biography of Fela Anikulapo Kuti hit Broadway several years ago, it has mesmerized audiences from New York to London to Nigeria with its vibrant music, energy and passion. Now, the Washington area is getting another…
Language and art are separately, very powerful entities. However, when combined, they present The Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT), a non-profit organization in Washington D.C., that's dedicated to arts education and helping the city's youth find their voices. Through interactive activities…
Three Performances Slated for Metro Area Bowie, MD (Feb. 6, 2013) – Unlimited Entertainment Company presents "BEHIND THE PULPIT," a gospel comedy stage play written by the late playwright David Payton. Fresh off of three tour stops in Durham,…
c.2012, Viking $27.95 / $29.50 Canada 288 pages History is filled with half-truths, especially about our heroes. Lincoln, for instance, wasn't the stern, humorless man that old photos lead you to believe. Queen Victoria was very definitely "amused" quite…
Marcus Johnson Celebrates his Music and New Wine Label Marcus Johnson has been called a renaissance man, an innovator and a few other superlatives, all which can easily be backed up by a glance at his resume. The…
Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson Make History Three of music's biggest stars helped to kick off Black History Month in grand fashion with much-ballyhooed performances at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Jennifer…
The first thing that a visitor to the National Museum of African American History and Culture's latest exhibit, "Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and The March on Washington, 1963" notices is that this exhibit joins two pivotal events that…
Hyundai Motor Company, the largest automobile company in Korea, is now one of the top carmakers worldwide. Hyundai has not only weathered the global economic downturn, it has set innumerable sales records while the competition has struggled. It is all…
On Valentine's Day, the voice of ex-slave and Underground Railroad "conductor," Harriet Tubman will come to life as she takes audiences through the harrowing and often dangerous journey to freedom. Tubman will be channeled through veteran actress, Gwendolyn Briley-Strand, who…
When Dr. El Senzengakulu Zulu traveled to Mississippi as one of the Freedom Riders during the early 1960s, he remembers that many of the black men, women and children he encountered couldn't read or write. If a person couldn't…
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