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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

Shereen Travels Cheap

The best temporary exhibit, of the few they have in their 3 floors of art, was one called Regeneration, an exhibit of Black entertainers through history, much of which included a lot of racist tropes and images. Between 1940 and 1947, businesses that owned a Panoram machine got 8 new soundies shipped to them to be played on their machines.

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The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy on DVD May 13th!

Nicoles Nickels

Previously aired in the US on CBS (1988-1991), THE ADVENTURES OF RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY has remained a staple of childhood entertainment with a global products program including 45 books in publication and an induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002.

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