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  • Posted by : The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR

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  • Date posted : Jan 01, 1970

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Marc Primus, curator and historian, speaks on the legacy of Langston and Zora and the role they've played in African American arts and social justice in America. Recorded during All Ears with Terrance McKnight, live in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WQXR. -- To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the original publication and to herald its place as a seminal work in the American literary tradition, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR presents a multiplatform exploration of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. SERIES EVENTS: I, TOO, SING AMERICA: LANGSTON AND ZORA'S UN-SUNG COLLABORATION Presented by WQXR, Hosted by Terrance McKnight Friday, February 24 at 7pm THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD: A Radio Play Starring Phylicia Rashad, Roslyn Ruff, Brandon Dirden and Leslie Uggams. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and adapted by Arthur Yorinks Wednesday, February 29 & Thursday, March 1 at 7pm A LITERARY SALON Mix and Mingle and enjoy readings from Their Eyes Were Watching God by poet and actor Carl Hancock Rux, as well as musical interludes with Martha Redbone, Nona Hendryx, Marcelle Lashley and Kimberly Nichole. Wednesday, March 14 at 6 pm WOMEN WRITERS ON THE HORIZON with Alice Walker, Sonia Sanchez and Ruby Dee. Moderated by Zora's niece, Luce Anne Hurston Wednesday, March 28 at 7pm FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION VISIT thegreenespace.org

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