'Alex & Eliza' by Melissa De La Cruz takes us back into history and gives us a take on how the romance of these two figures, Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler, helps to shape a nation.
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TV Review: World Premiere of ‘Hamilton’s America’ on PBS
'Great Performances' on PBS kicks off a new season in a big way with 'Hamilton's America.' We've all been waiting for more 'Hamilton' footage.
Read More »Language Matters in Life – and on Broadway: ‘Hamilton’ and the Triumph of the Tongue
The astounding part of the 'Hamilton' phenomenon has been the tremendous popular success of such a language-heavy show. In a cultural and political environment of violence and hollering, it's easy to forget that poetry and rhetoric – words – still matter. A lot.
Read More »The U.S. National Park Service Turns 100 This Year
The National Park Service oversees not just vast spaces and natural wonders, but historic sites like Alexander Hamilton's home in New York City.
Read More »Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill – An Inspired and Extremely Appropriate Choice
This development should send Americans and people all over the world a resounding message and signal hope for more changes to come – like isn’t it about time a Native American appears on our currency as well?
Read More »Leslie Odom Jr. Performs at the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s Culture and Arts Festival
The Culture and Arts Festival at the Morris-Jumel Mansion is a yearly event which is held to support the mansion/museum.
Read More »$20 Bill Needs a Facelift – Why Not Replace a Slave Owner with Former Slave!
Harriet Tubman leads a nationwide poll as the woman who should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Read More »The Second Amendment: Wrong Centerpiece for the Gun Debate
Controls on military-style weapons won't stop gun violence, but would say much about who we are as a people.
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