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Barrow-Murray, Barbara Moore, Melvin Ross, John Yang, Eileen Allen, Pearl

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This clip is an excerpt from "Black Nativity," performed by vocalists from the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts. This musical production is based on the play "Black Nativity." by Langston Hughes. Overall, the program is A Say Brother special presentation, "Christmas in Color", features the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts' musical adaptation of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," which was performed in-studio. Additional segments include a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson) and a "Christmas Cabaret" featuring four songs by vocalist Chip Garnett with back-up vocalists Cheryl Freeman and Sheryl Shell. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray.
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Video
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Motion Pictures
Contributors:
Bordett, BruceRivera, GeorgeHandyside, KeithSullivan, John LBlackman, VernonShah, BruceMorton, WilLewis, WebsterWaters, MitchO'Brien, LindseyShipley, JackClarke, BrianSt. Onge, DavidWhite, ConradKane, PatFairweather, BillChigas, BasilMackles, GeneClark, MarvinHimes, EricHorne, DannyHolden, DickCross, JuneWareham, SkipLaBillois, AnnMcGonagle, RichardMacKnight, JohnSmith, LeeJohnson, NatPlausse, JohnLane, FrankHill, RebeccaHoward, GeorgeMahard, FranSmith, KathyWilson, Billy
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WGBH

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Digital Commonwealth

Keywords

  1. African American Singers
  2. African Americans
  3. African Americans In The Performing Arts
  4. Black Nativity (Theatrical Production)
  5. Christmas Plays, American
  6. Elma Lewis School Of Fine Arts (Roxbury, Mass.)
  7. Freeman, Cheryl
  8. Garnett, Chip
  9. Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid)
  10. Shell, Sheryl

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