Jan 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Black Arts Movement and the politics of emancipation. – By Elias Rodriques Excerpt from The Nation – January 10, 2022 In the 1960s, the Free Southern Theater, an organization founded by a group of activists with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating...
Aug 8, 2019 | Blog, Featured
Join GEMS for remarkable views and a special intimate meet & greet, book signing and writing workshop with actress, activist and author Denise Nicholas on Sunday, September 8th, 2019 at Lake Chalet. Our gathering is in observance of International Literacy Day,...
Jan 22, 2019 | Blog, Featured
Experts share their thoughts on the most essential pieces of civil rights literature, including such luminaries as James Baldwin, Denise Nicholas, and Langston Hughes. https://psmag.com/education/martin-luther-king-jr-day-civil-rights-reading-list “This just...
May 1, 2018 | Blog, Featured
May 4 – May 13 @ Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, MO 64110 We began writing this play just as the political landscape began shifting like an underground earthquake. We thought that we were writing an historical piece, mostly factual but with...
