National Black Theater Plans Next Act in a New Harlem High-Rise
The pathbreaking company plans to replace its Harlem home with a 21-story building with apartments, retail and a new theater.
National Black Theater is working with developers to replace its longtime home. This rendering shows a planned 21-story building that will include a mix of housing, retail and a gleaming new theater.Credit.Luxigon, via National Black Theater
June 4, 2021Updated 3:49 p.m. ET
It was more than 50 years ago that Barbara Ann Teer rented space in a building at 125th Street and Fifth Avenue in Harlem that would serve as the home of a nascent organization called National Black Theater.
Year of the Serpent: Musician serpentwithfeet is ready to share his joy
With Deacon, the artist opens a new musical chapter that puts satisfaction with life in the foreground
serpentwithfeet Photo: Braylen Dion
Who needs the fleeting cherry blossoms now already almost gone when hyacinths stick around longer and offer so much more?
“I suggest, if people can, go out and smell some hyacinths,” says serpentwithfeet. “The hyacinth has a lot of lessons in it, and has a lot of gifts, too. And it’s springtime, so it’s a great time to smell the
hyacinths,” the singer-songwriter continues, singing the name of his favorite flower. “They’re such beautiful plants: They’re beautiful, they smell great, and the history behind the name of the hyacinth is pretty hilarious.”
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Young entrepreneurs, artists and activists are building on a Southern capital’s long, rich history.
Up and comers in Atlanta. Clockwise from top left: Ryan Wilson, an entrepreneur; Genesis Be, an activist; Maddison Brown, an actress; and Sanithna Phansavanhj, an artist.Credit.Clockwise from top left: Braylen Dion for The New York Times; Peyton Fulford for The New York Times; Braylen Dion for The New York Times; Peyton Fulford for The New York Times
By Gisela Williams
Published Dec. 12, 2020Updated Dec. 14, 2020
When Georgia went blue for Biden last month, some traced it to Stacey Abrams and her nonprofit Fair Fight, whose get-out-the-vote playbook electrified the state. Others cited more college-educated and older suburban voters.