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    Nejma Nefertiti Opens "Mermaid's Howl" at La MaMa
    Nina Kennedy
    • Feb 28, 2018
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    Nejma Nefertiti Opens "Mermaid's Howl" at La MaMa

    Recently our own Nejma Nefertiti collaborated with theatre artist Marina Celander in a stage production presented by La Mama Experimental Th
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    Nina Kennedy and Former Fisk Jubilee Singers Appear on "The Choir Loft" Show
    Admin
    • Feb 27, 2018
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    Nina Kennedy and Former Fisk Jubilee Singers Appear on "The Choir Loft" Show

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    Lowri Marie and Nina Kennedy Perform in Harlem
    Admin
    • Feb 27, 2018
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    Lowri Marie and Nina Kennedy Perform in Harlem

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    For Black History Month 2018
    Nina Kennedy
    • Feb 19, 2018
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    For Black History Month 2018

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    Harry Connick Jr.'s Boys in the Band
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jan 26, 2018
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    Harry Connick Jr.'s Boys in the Band

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    Keep Silent in the Church?
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jan 21, 2018
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    Keep Silent in the Church?

    The Apostle Paul is infamously quoted as saying, “Let the women keep silent in the church.” He is also famous for writing, “A woman must qui
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    Some Year-End Thoughts
    Nina Kennedy
    • Dec 31, 2017
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    Some Year-End Thoughts

    As we look forward to the end of 2017, and the impeachment of the POTUS, I wanted to focus on something positive, namely, the courageous act
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    The Stars Come Out for the 2017 NYWIFT Muse Awards
    Nina Kennedy
    • Dec 17, 2017
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    The Stars Come Out for the 2017 NYWIFT Muse Awards

    The annual New York Women in Film and Television Muse Awards took place Thursday December 14th in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton
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    TOSCA'S REVENGE
    Nina Kennedy
    • Dec 5, 2017
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    TOSCA'S REVENGE

    In the wake of all of the disgusting allegations of sexual harassment in the entertainment and music industries, I feel compelled to say som
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    "DAUGHTERS OF THE MOCK" Wins AUDELCO Award
    Nina Kennedy
    • Dec 3, 2017
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    "DAUGHTERS OF THE MOCK" Wins AUDELCO Award

    Congratulations to the cast of the Negro Ensemble Company’s production of Judi Ann Mason’s play Daughters of the Mock, winners of the AUDELC
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    "OTHELLO" by the No Man's Land Theatre Company
    Nina Kennedy
    • Nov 28, 2017
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    "OTHELLO" by the No Man's Land Theatre Company

    It isn’t often that April and I get to sit in the audience for a performance of an entire Shakespeare play, but the opportunity presented it
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    "Chavela" Triumphs!
    Nina Kennedy
    • Sep 29, 2017
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    "Chavela" Triumphs!

    We are so proud of our own Daresha Kyi and co-director/producer Catherine Gund whose documentary film Chavela has won numerous awards and pr
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    "SIDELINES" by Artist Jessica Spence
    Nina Kennedy
    • Sep 15, 2017
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    "SIDELINES" by Artist Jessica Spence

    Congratulations to visual artist Jessica Spence, whose exhibit SIDELINES opened last night at the 14th Street Y in Manhattan.
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    Khatia Buniatishvili: Beyoncé of Piano?
    April and Nina's Salon
    • Sep 1, 2017
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    Khatia Buniatishvili: Beyoncé of Piano?

    World-renowned Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili has been referred to as "The Beyoncé of the Piano" and dubbed the "Pop S
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    Book Review: "The Presidency in Black and White" by April Ryan
    Nina Kennedy
    • Aug 25, 2017
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    Book Review: "The Presidency in Black and White" by April Ryan

    Subtitled “My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America.” April Ryan has been a member of the White House Press Corps for 18 yea
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    Nina Kennedy Appears on "Consider It Blacklit"
    Admin
    • Jul 30, 2017
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    Nina Kennedy Appears on "Consider It Blacklit"

    We were thrilled to learn that our own Nina Kennedy was invited to appear as a guest on the Consider It Blacklit show broadcast on Manhattan
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    Prophetic Visions at Dixon Place
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jul 23, 2017
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    Prophetic Visions at Dixon Place

    On Saturday, July 22nd, April and I were delighted to attend an event at Dixon Place titled “Prophetic Visions: Explorations of Life’s Journ
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    Jeh Johnson, April Ryan, & Deep Roots of Diversity at Paul, Weiss Law Firm
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jul 18, 2017
    • 3 min

    Jeh Johnson, April Ryan, & Deep Roots of Diversity at Paul, Weiss Law Firm

    I was filled with pride when President Barack Obama appointed Jeh Charles Johnson to become our nation’s Secretary of Homeland Security
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    How State and Local Governments Impoverish African-American Neighborhoods
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jul 14, 2017
    • 5 min

    How State and Local Governments Impoverish African-American Neighborhoods

    This article was written to recount my first-hand experience with the heartbreak of American racism.
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    In Honor of Juneteenth: A Book Review of Dr. Joy DeGruy’s "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
    Nina Kennedy
    • Jun 14, 2017
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    In Honor of Juneteenth: A Book Review of Dr. Joy DeGruy’s "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"

    I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Joy DeGruy present a lecture as part of Fisk University’s Spring Arts Festival in Nashville while she was
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