A Malcolm X Opera Is Coming to the Met
Anthony, Christopher and Thulani Davis collaborated on “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” which has its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Friday.
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Len Chandler, an Early Fixture of the Folk Revival, Dies at 88
A singer who performed alongside Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, he was known for his topical songs, some of which he wrote in minutes.
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Two Documentaries on School Integration Offer New Views of an Old Problem
Premiering in September, the films take very different looks at what has and hasn’t changed in the almost 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.R. Roberts, Scoring Sensation in Milestone Game, Dies at 87
In 1956, he starred for the University of Southern California in a signal victory over an all-white University of Texas team after withstanding racial threats.