Arts & Entertainment
HBCU students restore 1940s African American art in Delaware
A group of young Black artists are working at a Delaware museum to preserve sculptures created for a 1940 exhibition of Black history.
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Listen 4:33Sofiya Ballin’s ‘Black History Untold’ tackles revolution
Award-Winning Storyteller Sofiya Ballin wants to shine a light on the characters and events of Black history that often get ignored.
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This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future
PBS NewsHour features 'Designs for a New Future,' an exhibit at the Philadelphia art museum that addresses the challenges that humans may encounter in the future.
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In an age of streaming, ‘Oscar bounce’ at the box office is … less bouncy
Films used to get a boost at the box office from Oscar nominations. It still exists for films hanging on at the multiplex. But industry changes are altering the calculus.
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And the Best Picture Oscar goes to… the film that reaches the ‘magic number’
WHYY film critic and “Flicks” host Patrick Stoner explains the Academy Awards’ nominating process for best picture ahead of this weekend’s ceremony.
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Listen 5:07Kirk Douglas, Hollywood tough guy and ‘Spartacus’ superstar, dies at 103
Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. Offscreen, he was devoted to family and charity.
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A classic you’ve never heard of: Angelina Weld Grimké’s ‘Rachel’ revived at the Sedgwick Theater
In 1916, Angelina Weld Grimké’s “Rachel” was anti-racist propaganda. Now Quintessence says it’s a great American drama.
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Listen 1:58Fairmount Park Greenhouse hosts a tropical getaway to beat the winter blues
Sandcastles, lawn games, local vendors and entertainers at The Greenhouse create a tropical getaway in Philadelphia in the dead of winter.
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Say yes to the dress, and the vote: Suffrage and style at Brandywine Museum
The Brandywine River Museum presents a visual history of the campaign for women’s voting rights, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.
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Listen 1:36‘Harriet’ screening in Philly for free in honor of Black History Month
‘Harriet’ distributor Focus Features is partnering with movie theater chain Regal Cinemas to offer two free screenings of the Oscar-nominated film nationwide.
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Seven African Americans who appeared on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list will present their work at the African American Children’s Book Fair.
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Philly designer stays in the game on ‘Project Runway’
Philadelphia’s Nancy Volpe-Beringer got into the design biz late in life, but she’s proving she can keep the pace on the reality TV show.
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Listen 2:02Hidden in plain sight: Philadelphia as the center of the American avant-garde
A new exhibition by the University of the Arts positions Philadelphia as the heart of the mid-century American avant-garde.
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Listen 1:46We talk to the creative team behind the new play "My General Tubman" about Harriet Tubman's life and her continuing significance.
Air Date: January 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59‘New Kid’ and ‘The Undefeated’ win Caldecott and Newbery medals in Philly
African American writers and illustrators took the top Newbery and Caldecott awards at the annual library conference.
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