Editor’s Note: This article was produced in collaboration with the Arts & Culture MA concentration at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Since it began over a decade ago, the Black ...
Line dancing has become a staple of the Black community's culture as it naturally provides a sense of comfort, unity and pride at any festivities. No matter where Black people are, when "Candy" by ...
Ten dance companies, a one-night performance. That’s the math that brings performers from the latest cohort of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project to the Harris Theater.
Princess Mhoon. Courtesy Matt Karas. As the leader of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, Princess Mhoon is on a mission to raise awareness around the necessity of Black dance in the city and ...
Karen Warrington used to be a lead dancer and choreographer with the Arthur Hall Afro-American Dance Ensemble, right from the company’s founding in 1967. The North Philly native grew up in the 1950s ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new, brilliant exhibit by ART on THE MART highlights the work of a stunning, local dance troupe showcasing innovative dance from the city. The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project ...
Text by Imani Perry Photographs by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. Videos by Caroline Kim and Alan Lee Jensen Every image here of the dancers Ayodele Casel, LaTasha Barnes and Camille Brown is strikingly ...
This is part of a series from The Washington Post exploring “The Future of the Black Church.” In the blaze of a hot Los Angeles afternoon, just four days, three hours and 36 minutes after George Floyd ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Ten diverse dance companies in Chicago are used to performing in front of crowds. But now their stage is bigger than ever before. Beginning Thursday night, their work will be ...