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A Conversation With Arva R. Rice And Dr. Khalil G. Muhammad

Join us for a special conversation with President and CEO of the NY Urban League's Arva R. Rice  and Schomburg Center's Dr. Khalil Muhammad Chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to discuss the intersection of Jacob Lawrence’s work with civil rights organizations and cultural institutions.Continue reading

Invisible Life: The Close of A Chapter

[caption id="attachment_45712" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Proteus Spann[/caption] Published in 1994, E. Lynn Harris’s Invisible Life was listed by the Los Angeles Times as one of the top 20 “classic works of gay literature.” The book’s success launched a prolific writing career for Harris, which garnered numerous awards and pushed 10 of his novels onto the New York Times Bestseller’s List. Harris died in July 2009; he’s considered one of the most successful African American or gay authors of his time. By:Dontré Conerly When the cast of Invisible Life takes its final bow tonight, the largest bow will be one of gratitude from the show’s co-writer and director, Proteus Spann, who has had to overcome Herculean odds to bring the work to the stage. Continue reading