Performing Arts

'Jitney' at the Beck Center is Not to Be Missed

The renowned play examines the challenges and joys of Black lives in the 1960s amidst social and economic upheaval

By Christine Howey

For those of us who survived the fashion disasters of the 1970s—wide collars, gigantic lapels and such—it was a forgettable decade. But compared to the '60s, when civil rights demonstrations and the assassinations of three of our most promising political leaders took place, things seemed calmer on the surface...

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April 24, 2024

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