The history of legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey is captured in the new documentary, “Ailey.” On Thursday, Aug. 12 at 12:00pm ET, senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan explores Ailey’s legacy of telling the Black American story through dance with director Jamila Wignot and Sylvia Waters, one of his former principal dancers.
Watch live: wapo.st/aileyaug2021
In a segment presented by McKinsey’s Institute on Black Economic Mobility, Shelley Stewart will provide findings from the institute’s landmark report, “The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be,” which outlines challenges and solutions to drive Black economic advancement by analyzing where Black Americans stand in their roles as workers, entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers as well as how they are served by public programs.
Monday, April
Doors Open: 2:45 p.m.
Program: 3:30 p.m.
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Washington, DC 20071
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