Black History Month: James Spruill Founded Important Black Theater Company
Spruill co-founded the New African Company in 1968, and taught an uncountable amount of students at Emerson and BU.
Spruill co-founded the New African Company in 1968, and taught an uncountable amount of students at Emerson and BU.
Walker became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer for Literature and the National Book Award in 1983, for her novel The Color Purple
The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, honor the best regional productions, touring shows, and individual achievements, as voted by the theatergoing public.
Minigan’s wife and daughter’s academia experiences inspired the play.
Visual and Media Arts professor Cristina Kotz Cornejo spoke to WCVB after Oscar nominations were announced – her former student Daniel Kwan ’10, alongside friend and co-director Daniel Scheinert ’09, lead the field as their film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once landed 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
The film landed 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for Kwan and Scheinert
Katelyn Reddy ’24 and classmates co-curated one of Emerson Contemporary’s fall 2022 exhibitions through the class “Curating Contemporary Art.” Reddy, from Long Island, described the process and her takeaways.
Incoming President Dr. Jay Bernhardt joined Bloomberg Baystate Business hosts this week, sharing his hopes for making the College more accessible, diverse, and affordable, among others, and cultivating the foundations of future leaders.
“To have such a prominent work and honor people of color on the Common, it’s not a gesture. It’s powerful.”
The fellowship will allow Fields to develop new content for The Banjo Project: Interactive Narratives from the African Diaspora to the Folk Revival, 1680-1980.