The ringing speeches and singing sermons never seem to stop in the stage version of “Invisible Man,” Ralph Ellison’s landmark 1952 novel about a young African-American in search of himself, now at the Huntington Theater Company’s Boston University Theater after stints in Chicago and Washington. Although the book’s protagonist does not find his voice as a professional orator until midway [...]
Stage Production of Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ Sometimes Visibly Struggles
January 30, 2013 | Posted by
Autumn, a Great Time to Take in Boston by Bike
October 12, 2012 | Posted by
The sky is blue, the air is crisp and the leaves are aflame with gold, crimson and orange. It is autumn in Boston — and a perfect day for a bicycle ride. Boston’s compact and relatively flat geography is ideal for cycling, and in the last five years the city has implemented a cutting-edge bike [...]
Boston Univ Robberies Cast Suspicion on Black Male Students
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
The Boston University campus is engaged in some soul-searching after a series of armed robberies of students allegedly committed by black males has left some students feeling like black males on campus are subsequently being regarded with suspicion. The tension on campus was revealed last night at a forum on the Charles River campus led [...]
‘The Boston Jazz Chronicles: Faces, Places, and Nightlife 1937–1962′
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Nat Pierce, Joe Gordon, and Charlie Mariano started their careers in Boston. It’s where Nat Hentoff worked as a deejay, George Wein planned the Newport Jazz Festival, and Lawrence Berk started the Berklee School of Music. Richard Vacca writes about all of them and more in The Boston Jazz Chronicles: Faces, Places, and Nightlife 1937–1962, the [...]
