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Culture in the News
Omar Thomas on making “Griot Songs” at GBH
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His newest album, “Griot Songs,” was recorded entirely in the GBH Fraser Performance Studio. He spoke to Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson about the process.
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Michael Cunningham grapples with pandemic in new novel ‘Day’
The author, best known for "The Hours," returns to his single-day structure in "Day," a novel following a family before and during the pandemic -
Latinx News Roundtable: Boston Schools' English learners advisors resign in protest of 'harmful' plan
Eight members of the schools' task force stepped down after BPS' new "Inclusive Education Plan" announced that English language learners will receive English as a Second Language support as needed and not be taught separately in their native language. -
Author and scholar Julia Lee discusses growing up neither Black nor white in America
What does it mean to be Asian in a country where everything is Black and white? Author and associate professor Julia Lee explores the state of being caught in a racially stratified America in her new memoir, "Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America."
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Jamey Johnson Performs "21 Guns"
US Marine Corps veteran Jamey Johnson performs "21 Guns" on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. -
Reach Out Conversation with Mary McCormack & U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Kirstie Ennis
Mary McCormack and Kirstie Ennis reach out to veterans on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. -
Full Cast Performs "God Bless America"
The full cast of the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert performs "God Bless America." -
Preparing Lutiebelle to Become Cousin Bee
Purlie (Leslie Odom, Jr.) prepares Lutiebelle by quizzing her about her "past."| 2:45
