Champaign City Manager Joan Walls inspires at 59th Lincoln-Douglass-King Banquet
Our ancestors are watching us, and they’re cheering us on,” Joan Walls said addressing dinner guests Saturday at the 59th ...
A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled after Maryland National Guard drops out following Trump administration anti-DEI orders
Organizers have canceled a parade planned to honor the 207th birthday of the Maryland native and famed abolitionist after the ...
‘This isn’t a history lesson’: Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' — starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon ...
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'3 Summers of Lincoln' brings Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' story to the stage at La Jolla Playhouse
The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...
La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘3 Summers’ to offer more human look at Lincoln, Douglass
The world premiere musical by Joe DiPietro, Daniel J. Watts and Crystal Monee Hall will feature contemporary music and ...
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La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘3 Summers’ to offer more human look at Lincoln, Douglass
Quentin Earl Darrington as Frederick Douglass, left, and Ivan Hernandez as President Abraham Lincoln in rehearsal for La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere of “3 Summers of Lincoln.” ...
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'This isn't a history lesson': Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider ... not strangers of this land," says Quentin Earl Darrington as Frederick Douglass in a scene. He then leads a chorus of Black men in a rousing ...
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"3 Summers of Lincoln" Comes to La Jolla Playhouse
"3 Summers of Lincoln" is the story of the three times Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass met in the summers of 1862, 1863, and 1864. Gabriel Greene, La Jolla Playhouse's Director of Artistic ...
Events celebrating Black History Month on Long Island
This year’s Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor,” focusing on the ways work impacts “the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of ...