Brooklyn Honors Black Women Suffragists At Cuyler-Gore Park In Fort Greene
The New York Committee of the National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT) partnered with the historic Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (LAPC), and Psi Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated to host the October 15, 2022 dedication ceremony for the plaque commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment and honoring the tireless efforts of a Brooklyn-based group of Black Women Suffragists, who struggled to secure the RIGHT TO VOTE for all American women.
A MAMMOTH RENAISSANCE Fundraising Gala Breaks Fundraising Record
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s gala, A MAMMOTH RENAISSANCE, was a night to remember, as more than 350 attendees at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library joined in honoring social activist, political strategist, philanthropist, and modern “Renaissance man” Luis A. Miranda, Jr. More than $565,000 — the most in Woolly’s history — was raised to support its work towards a radically inclusive theatre industry.
Apollo Theater & WNYC Announce Line-Up for MLK Celebration
As New York City’s performance spaces remain dark, the Apollo Theater and WNYC are bringing a special edition of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, presented as part of the Apollo Theater’s Uptown Hall Series, to the national airwaves and digitally via Facebook Live.
Irondale Presents COLOR BETWEEN THE LINES: GOOD TROUBLE
Irondale, Brooklyn's leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, presents a 4-part virtual encore performance of the 2012 original production of Color Between the Lines with Color Between the Lines: Good Trouble, October 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Irondale Presents COLOR BETWEEN THE LINES: GOOD TROUBLE
Irondale, Brooklyna??s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, presents a 4-part virtual encore performance of the 2012 original production of Color Between the Lines with Color Between the Lines: Good Trouble, October 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7:00 p.m.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL Cast, Senator Elizabeth Warren and More Join Virtual Earth Day Event
This Sunday, April 19, 2020, Earth Day Initiative and March for Science NYC will kick-off the 50th anniversary of Earth Day through a virtual event with big name celebrities, climate scientists, activists, renowned experts and more! This event, that had planned to dominate Manhattan streets from Times Square to lower Manhattan, has now gone virtual
SI Museum Celebrates Centennial Of Women's Suffrage With New Exhibition
This March, to coincide with Women's History Month, the Staten Island Museum marks the centennial of the 19th Constitutional Amendment with a new exhibition, Women of the Nation Arise! Staten Islanders in the Fight for Women's Right to Vote. The exhibition will present the remarkable stories of local suffragists acting on the grassroots level to create the momentum necessary for regional and national change and the bold tactics they employed to win the vote.