Kinsey Collection on view
Black History celebration
Famed Muhammad Ali photographer Howard Bingham, left, was among the guests who joined Shirley and Bernard Kinsey at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center last weekend for the kick off of the Ebony Repertory Theatre Black History Month celebration. The event featured a showing of the couple’s art and history collection called 'What You Didn’t Learn in High School.' The program continues throughout the month at the center.
Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad is not to be confused with your average stage performer.
She’s a director now, and recently made her anticipated West Coast directorial debut while at the helm of the Ebony Repertory Theatre’s (ERT) spring production of Lorriane’s Hansberry classic drama, “A Raisin in the Sun.”
The play is on stage now through April 17, and each performance can be seen at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.
The critically acclaimed Ebony Repertory Theatre production of Lorraine Hansberry’s American classic, “A Raisin in the Sun,” opens at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, which opened Sunday, will continue through Feb. 19.
Cast members include (in alphabetical order) Kenya Alexander, Keith Arthur Bolden, Brandon David Brown, Kevin T. Carroll, Jason Dirden, Deidrie Henry, Amad Jackson, Scott Mosenson, Kem Saunders, Kim Staunton and Ellis E. Williams.
Muhammad Ali, whom many proclaim as the greatest boxer of all time, celebrated his 70th birthday Jan. 17. Noted for his lightning quick feet, hands and mouth, the Louisville, Ky., native won the Golden Gloves Tournament in 1959 and an Olympic gold medal in 1960. During the 1960s, Ali won all his bouts, the majority of them by knockout. Among his most noted matches were a number of bouts he fought against Joe Frazier and George Foreman.
Funeral services for R & B singer Mary Vesta Williams, best known for her singles “Congratulations” and “Don’t Blow a Good Thing,” will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at West Angeles Church of God in Christ. Williams was found dead on Sept. 22 in an El Segundo hotel. She was 53.
El Segundo police said no criminal activity was suspected, but there were rumors of a drug overdose. The L.A. County Coroner’s office is awaiting toxicology results, which can take up to six weeks to obtain.
