“We would have gotten out of this together ... family members and friends lit candles and prayed that all the bodies would be found. In Buddhist tradition, they carried a fresh set of his father’s ...
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A story that explores the tensions between Black wealth and heritage, The Piano Lesson centers on a prized family heirloom that’s tearing two siblings apart. Boy Willie (Washington) wants to ...
A praying mantis is a lanky insect with a triangular head, large eyes, and six long legs, the front two of which seem to be perpetually lifted in prayer. But with over 2,400 species of them on the ...
Joseph’s housing project, an organization with the mission to help Black people ... and deeply connected family. We see Agnes and her loved ones come together to pray, to cook and share a ...
the sites remain on private property. And a new production at the Lyric Opera follows a black family grappling with grief after they lose their son to police violence. All while a father serves as ...
“I’ve worked jobs where there are at least 200 people on set and I’m the only Black woman. When I walk around New York City I pass every kind of person, so it’s surprising when that does not carry ...