Category: In The News

Windy City LIVE interview with Harry Lennix

Harry J. Lennix has made a name for himself on “The Blacklist,” “Love & Basketball,” and “24,” to name a few. Now he’s giving Chicagoans an inside look at the creative process with a new museum for African American performing arts opening in Bronzeville in 2022.  LINK    

African American Museum of the Performing Arts presents SETTING OUR OWN TABLE — Preview

African American Museum of the Performing Arts presents SETTING OUR OWN TABLE — Preview The African American Museum of Performing Arts (AAMPA) is a newly formed, non-profit organization. The AAMPA is set to launch in Chicago, Illinois bringing forth Black culture performance Art and insight into African American diaspora through the lens of performance artists. […]

The Lillian Marcie Theatre – A Conversation with Harry Lennix

New Investment Will Jump-Start Development Of South Side Performance Theatre New Investment Will Jump-Start Development Of South Side Performance Theatre BY KATHERINE NEWMAN Chicago TREND and the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF) recently hosted a press conference to announce a $5 million investment from Fifth Third Bank that will be used to finance commercial development […]

The Lillian Marcie Theatre – A Conversation with Harry Lennix

The Lillian Marcie Theatre – A Conversation with Harry Lennix By bdeshong, October 26, 2019 at 9:38 pm Recently there was a press conference announcing the partnership with Chicago TREND and Chicago Community Loan Fund to announce a five-million-dollar investment from Fifth Third Bank designed to finance catalytic commercial development in Chicago. The first borrower supported […]

AAMPA Museum – Harry Lennix

Fox 32 Chicago: TaRon Patton interview – African American Museum of the Performing Arts aims to showcase Black excellence Taron Patton, co-founding executive director of the African American Museum of the Performing Arts, expands on their mission to showcase Black excellence.

AAMPA Museum – Harry Lennix

Actor Harry Lennix plans to build ‘the Black version of Lincoln Center’ on Chicago’s South Side Actor Harry Lennix shot to fame by playing Terrence “Dresser” Williams in Robert Townsend’s “The Five Heartbeats” and Boyd Langton in Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse.” He currently appears in both “The Blacklist” and “Billions,” and is upcoming in Zack Snyder’s […]