Now, more than ever, we must channel our love, power and empathy for those members of our community touched by the pandemic and who continue to struggle in these anxious times.
ARTS
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison s audio drama is performed by Aurora Theatre company; adaptation by playwright Lydia R. Diamond. Thru May 21. https://auroratheatre.org/
Brilliant Mind
Demo Ibrahim s new online interactive play explores traditions and struggles in an Egyptian-American family after their father s death. May 18-June 13. https://www.marintheatre.org/ (See feature article)
Broadway on AirBnB
Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tittus Burgess, cast members from
Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus classes. $10-$50. www.airbnb.com
Broadway Performers
For Broadway fans, Tony-winning performers perform new concerts, and classic shows are streamed as well. https://www.broadwayworld.com/
RELEASE: Faith Leaders Speak Out in Support of the Equality Act
Date: February 24, 2021
Contact: Sam Hananel
Washington, D.C. As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on the Equality Act, national religious leaders are speaking out in support of LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections. At a press call today hosted by the Center for American Progress on behalf of the Faith for Equality coalition, LGBTQ and faith leaders discussed the importance of passing this historic civil rights legislation and how their support is grounded in the religious belief that all people should be able to live free from discrimination.
The Pro-Democracy Faith Movement
February 18, 2021, 9:31 am Getty/Jim Watson/AFP
An imam holds hands with a Jewish faith leader during a press conference with an interfaith coalition of faith leaders on the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election and rising hate crimes outside the Masjid Muhammad, The Nation s Mosque, in Washington, November 2016.
Sam Hananel
Introduction and summary
This report was developed through a project with Auburn Seminary, which for more than 200 years has equipped leaders of faith and moral courage who are on the front lines fighting for the health and wholeness of U.S. society.
The past year has been an incredible test for American democracy. The coronavirus crisis not only crippled America’s public health and economy, but it also necessitated new ways of voting in a presidential election. This incited new tactics for voter suppression that compounded long-standing efforts to hobble the voting power of communities of color. The electoral p
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Discover how the Black church expanded its reach to address social inequality and minister to those in need, from the Jim Crow South to the heroic phase of the civil rights movement and the Black church’s role in the present.
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song continues Wednesday, February 17 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and re-airs February 23 at 9pm with the Black church expanding its reach to address social inequality and minister to those in need, from the exodus out of the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration to the heroic phase of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s. After the violent loss of leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many Black churches found themselves at a crossroads struggling to remain relevant in an era of increasing secularization while reckoning with urgent social and cultural issues within their congregations and broader communities. The series brings the story of the Black Ch