Arts & Entertainment
Third World Press Foundation: “Fearlessly Publishing About the Black Experience for 50 Years!”
Third World Press Foundation (TWPF) has big plans for its 50th anniversary, themed “Fearlessly Publishing About the Black Experience for 50 Years!” TWPF50 is a weeklong celebration from Saturday, September 30 – Saturday, October 7 with Black literary and artistic luminaries including Danny Glover, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sonia Sanchez. Founded in 1967 by Chicago poet…
Read MoreIll Vibe The Tribe presents ‘Art Binge II: A Quarterly Art Market’ at The Royal American
On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at The Royal American, local culture curators Ill Vibe the Tribe is back with the second installation of ‘Art Binge’! Staying true to the roots of bringing the vibe this Art Market will feature the works of Fart.PDF of Columbia, Maya Ajani of Conway, and Mado Smith and Destini Jihada of…
Read MoreCharleston native publishes children’s textbook on African history
Angel Harriott, Charleston native and Burke High School alumna, recently published a textbook and workbook for children to teach them about a rich legacy of African history and contributions prior to enslavement. In this first volume of the series, “Journey to Nubia and Kemet: Exploring African History, Culture and Contributions”, Harriott uses a compilation of…
Read MoreStudent Darius Kelly wins That BIG Book Sale design competition
The Charleston Friends of the Library, in partnership with the Art Institute of Charleston, launched its 4th annual That BIG Book Sale design competition last month. This year’s winner is student Darius Kelly who impressed the four judges with his incredible design that is literally “out of this world”. “The poster competition is part of…
Read More9th Annual Lowcountry Jazz Festival Takes Flight
By Barney Blakeney Dr. Thaddeus John Bell and the team of the Lowcountry Jazz Festival are anticipating another successful event as the 9th annual musical extravaganza swings into play September 1-3. Bell expects this year’s festival to exceed the reputation that it’s earned in previous years as the premier jazz concert event in the state.…
Read MoreCharleston’s Poet Laureate announces Free Verse poetry festival schedule
Charleston, SC’s first poet laureate, Marcus Amaker, and the City of Charleston’s Office of Cultural Affairs have announced the schedule of Free Verse: Charleston’s first poetry festival. The festival’s calendar of events includes several highlights: a youth poetry slam at The Gaillard Center (presented by The Charleston Gaillard Education Initiative) on Sept. 29, a poetry…
Read MoreAward-winning Author Kwame Alexander Will Headline Local Black Book Festival
Kwame Alexander, New York Times-bestselling author and 2015 Newberry Medal recipient, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival. Alexander will join at least 50 black authors and hundreds of readers for the second annual festival on September 23, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Main…
Read MoreRenowned International Artist and City of Charleston Ambassador for the Arts Announces World Premiere Event
Celebrated international artist and City of Charleston Ambassador for the Arts, Jonathan Green is pleased to announce Jonathan Green’s “Requiem for Rice”, presented in collaboration with the International African American Museum. Jonathan Green’s “Requiem for Rice” is a musical tribute to honor and recognize posthumously the scores of enslaved Africans upon whom the infrastructure of…
Read MoreGentrification, Global Warming Collide In New Comedy Web Series The North Pole When Your Environment Is Melting Away—Where Will You Stand?
This Fall, get ready for the new comedy web series that hits on today’s biggest hot-button issues: gentrification. Global warming. And gluten-free donuts. In The North Pole, filmmakers Darren Colston, Josh Healey, and Yvan Iturriaga combine absurd humor with inventive storytelling to reflect on the changing environmental and cultural climate of Oakland, CA. Executive produced…
Read MoreAuthor Curtis Inabinett, Jr., Receives National Recognition
The Annual 2017 Florida Authors and Publishers Association Presidential Book Awards recognized “The Legendary Florida A & M University Marching Band, The History Of The Hundred,” by Curtis Inabinett, Jr., in the categories of Adult Non-Fiction, and Biography as a Silver, and Bronze medal winner. Hosted by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, this prestigious national…
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