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Arts Paper

As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.

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“Spoken Word Magic” Brings Poetry, Power, & Ancestral Connection To NXTHVN

From left: Jeremiah Craggett as Jeremiah Black, Jonah Craggett as Johan Black, Brandon Hutchinson as Alfira, and Gail Staggers as the narrator performing the first episode of the audiodrama “Haus of Black” at NXTHVN. Aster Rhys Photos.

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In "Unveiled Roots," An Artist Digs Deep At CAW

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Betsy Ross Shows Out For Black History Month

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Note By Note, Untold Stories Stretch From Dixwell To Kinshasa

Yaira Matyakubova introduces storyteller and artist Toto Kisaku. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Mauro-Sheridan Read Alouds Become A Lesson In Community

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Finding Zora in a Connecticut Niece

Lucy Ann Hurston is an author and niece of Zora Neale Hurston. Danielle Campbell Photos.

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Jazz Greats Pass the Torch at NXTHVN

New Haven and Hartford jazz icons and future musical legends unite at NXTHVN for Black History Month. Mindi Rose Englart photos.

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Exhibit Shines Truth on the HBCU That Wasn’t

"Shining Light on Truth" at the New Haven Museum. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Betsy Ross Students Bring Black History to the Stage

Melanie Tohom Cruz sings Sam Cook's "A Change is Gonna Come." Kapp Singer photos.

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SWANA Keeps the Flame Burning for Black History

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