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Youth make Black history come to life in play Story Comments Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size 2 Students perform a scene dedicated to Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America Be America Again.” — Tribune Photo By Samaria Bailey Posted:  Wednesday, March 4, 2015 12:00 am Samaria Bailey Tribune Correspondent  |  0 comments The Kama-Sahlor Group for Cultural Performing Arts celebrated the African-American experience through song, dance and poetry with its presentation of “Break Every Chain” at the John B. Kelly Elementary School. The production explored themes of African royalty, slavery in America and Black aesthetics with a cast of all-Black youth — from elementary to high school-aged students. “The curriculum that we implemented was first to learn the African culture,” said Lisa Hopkins, Kama-Sahlor director. “They learned songs from West Afr...

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                         Coming to Philadelphia Central Library Sistahs Laying Down Hands   featuring Nastassja Baset, Shanita Jackson and Karen Smith.  Special Guests: Donna Jean Reviere Dorman, Terri Lyons and Jewel Lloyd. Monday, March 9, 2015  7 pm 1901 Vine Street, 19103 215-686-5322 Philadelphia Jazz Project  (PJP) works to inspire a network to support, promote, archive and celebrate the diverse elements within the Philadelphia jazz community, with the larger goal of connecting to the global community. PJP is a sponsored project of the Painted Bride Art Center, with funding provided by the Wyncote Foundation. The Producer’s Guild ’s mission is to ensure that the appreciation and enthusiasm for the rich cultural heritage of African American Arts continues to thrive in Philadelphia, especially Black Classical Music, commonly known as JAZZ.