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Film Asks: Do We Still Need Black History Month?

In the middle of Black History Month, Basic Black asks the question posed by the provocative new film premiering on PBS’ Independent Lens series: Is Black History Month still necessary? The film More Than A Month is a chronicle of filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman’s one-man quest to end Black History Month.

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Wild Swans: A Memior Brought To The Stage

Jung Chang's bestselling memior, Wild Swans, about her family’s survival during much of 20th century China’s upheaval, is finally adapted for performance.

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Pianist Olga Kern and Violinist Vladimir Spivakov

Two Russian superstars join forces in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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In The Crowd For James Brown And Kevin White

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In 1968, mayor Kevin White spoke at a James Brown concert to promote interracial peace. Attendee (and now WGBH host) Al Davis talks about how that message sounded from the audience.

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