Review: SAMMY: A TRIBUTE TO SAMMY DAVIS JR. at Black Ensemble Theater
In our modern society, we often hear the opinion that artists shouldn’t be too political, too controversial or too outspoken in order to achieve success. Yet Sammy Davis Jr. would have simply laughed wryly and sang “I’ve Gotta Be Me.”
Review: BLACK PEARL: A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE BAKER at Black Ensemble Theater
Pictured: Joann Ruffin. Photo by Michael Courier. By Naima Dawson It is hard to not feed the dimmest part of life when one’s spirit is muted by despair and disappointment. Josephine Baker drowned much of her hardship inside the wonders of music and dance in an effort to survive the...