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Woodie King Directs Vanessa Rubin in “Yesterdays: An Evening with Billie Holiday” and Douglas Turner Ward Directs a Celebrity Reading of “The People of Clarendon County” Starring Kene Holliday at National Black Theatre in Harlem

Lloyd Price is renowned for hit songs “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Stagger Lee” and “Personality." He also Launched Career of Little Richard and Produced Muhammad Ali's Rumble in the Jungle Legendardy Boxing Match.

Strawberry One-Act Festival at the Theatre at St. Clement's Celebrates 25th Season with Competition between 25 Plays. Kicks Off with Tales about Post-Katrina New Orleans, Spiritual Awakening in New Mexico Desert and Hangovers Between Friends

Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival Free Launch Party on Feb 9 at Bronx Museum of the Arts is Family Event withTheatre, Film, Book, Dance, Poetry and Music and Pioneer of the Arts Awards to Singer Lloyd Price and Filmmaker B. Jeffrey Madoff

Renaissance House Celebrating 13th Year and Accepting Writers and Artists Applications for June, July and September 2014 Retreat in Historic Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard Named in Honor of Harlem Renaissance Writers Dorothy West and Helene Johnson

Woodie King Jr’s National Black Touring Circuit Holds 2014 Black History Month Play Festival in Harlem with Poetry, Music and Drama Biographical Tributes to Poet Amiri Baraka, Singer Billie Holiday, Women of Gospel and Ossie Davis Feb 7 – March 2

Stars Show Love for Woodie King's New Federal Theatre with Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Recording Personalized Valentine’s Day Message for Fans. Stars include: Mike Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Ruby Dee, Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield & Robert Townsend

Strawberry One-Act Festival Celebrates 25th Season with a Free Launch Party that's a Fun, Full Day of Cultural Activities and Events for Families with Plays, Movies, Books, Poetry, Music, Dance, Writers Workshops and Awards

Mike Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Alicia Keys, Spike Lee, Danny Glover, Ruby Dee, Debbie Allen, Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield, Robert Townsend and Others Record Personalized Valentine’s Day Messages for Fans

The Council Salutes Ernst & Young LLP, Johnson & Johnson and Con Edison with 2013 Partnership Awards and Multicultural Businesses with Supplier of the Year Awards at 40th Anniversary Gala in New York City