the church’s nativity set received national attention for replacing baby Jesus with Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American student who was fatally shot in 2012. This year, the scene has ...

On quiet nights during the Christmas season, Ed O’Malley enjoys visiting the Nativity scene he helps set up every year in an Arlington Heights park. He’ll check whether the wind has blown over ...

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and laid him in a manger... (Luke 2:7) The mother, a man, and the child represent the central figures in the story. The baby lies in a cradle made from hay ...

(The Conversation) — ‘Black Nativity’ may be different each time ... and the behind-the-scenes staff that keep this site up and running. That's why we ask that if you can, you consider ...

“Black Nativity” is a cherished cultural tradition to some and completely unknown to others. But Hughes is one of a handful of artists whose work spanned both the Harlem Renaissance and the ...

“Black Nativity” is a cherished cultural tradition to some and completely unknown to others. One wonderful yet confounding thing about this show is that depending on where you see it, you will ...

If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. The Nativity scene featuring a keffiyeh that was unveiled at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on December 7 was ...

I was cast in "The Wiz," then started to work with the company behind the scenes where I found my passion: producing and directing. Last year, I made my debut directing "Black Nativity," which was ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A nativity scene on public property is again stirring anger in an eastern Iowa town. This time, that anger is directed mostly at an out-of-town atheist group who are ...

While Black Arts MKE's "Black Nativity" is an openly biblical and Christian show, it rarely proselytizes its audience. It's a celebratory production that aspires to communicate awe, the feeling of ...

I just gave it (‘Black Nativity’) a fresh perspective by showing how relevant it is today.” A scene from Common Ground Theatre’s production of Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled “Black ...

"That's the reason for the season, and just the spirit that we've kept going since the very beginning," Chicago Nativity Scene volunteer Harold Hanley said. The Nativity scene features a manger ...