ENTERTAINMENT
ARTISTS
OF COLOR
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Harlem Stage, the legendary
uptown venue that for over 35 years
has promoted the creative legacy
of Harlem and artists of color from
around the corner and across the
globe, is proud to present its Spring
2019 season of performances.
The 2019 spring season is curated
by Monique Martin, director of programming
for Harlem Stage and
features artists who #Disrupt and
take creative risk. The performances
feature a range of artistic genres,
offering audiences the chance to
experience legendary performers, as
well as rising stars.
As part of Carnegie Hall’s Migrations:
The Making of America festival,
Harlem Stage and the Caribbean
Cultural Center African Diaspora
Institute present a two-part series
of music and conversation celebrating
the Caribbean immigrants who
traveled across land and sea and
arrived in El Barrio, aka Spanish
Harlem, seeking a bright future. Join
Harlem Stage on Saturday, March
23, 7:30 pm for a concert celebrating
that journey.
Spoken word, hip-hop, DJ and
Afro-Latin jazz will be the vehicles
that transport us to sunny beaches,
sofrito, five floor walk-ups and
sun kissed dreams of belonging.
Puerto Rican and Dominican by
way of the Bronx and Washington
Heights, Circa ’95, Patty Dukes and
Reph, rhyme seamlessly through
English and Spanish, showcasing
music and stories inspired by their
families’ migration to New York
The Curtis Brothers.
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From left, Hopi Noel Morton, daughter
of Joe Morton, Joe Morton, and
Caribbean Life’s contributing writer,
Tangerine Clarke, at the Caribbean
Film Series - A 5th Anniversary Festival
reception at MOCADA Museum
in Brooklyn. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
By Tangerine Clarke
Phenomenal actor, Joe Morton, who
won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Guest Actor in a drama series,
for his role as Eli Pope in “Scandal,” told
Caribbean Life in an exclusive interview
that he was happy for British-born actor,
Idris Elba, who made his directorial début
with the film “Yardie,” premiered to a
sold-out audience at the Caribbean Film
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“Power Up: Your Incredible, Spectacular,
Supercharged Body” by Seth
Fishman, illustrated by Isabel Greenberg
c.2019, HarperCollins Children’s
Books
$17.99 / $21.99 Canada
40 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
You are a really great kid.
You can run fast and jump high. You
can smile and sing and catch a ball. You
might even know how to make a sandwich
or help out around the house.
You’re pretty awesome all around,
but in “Power Up” by Seth Fishman,
illustrated by Isabel Greenberg, you’re
insides are especially incredible.
Here’s something you might not
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