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Pretty Fire

Finding Happiness, Humor and God,

Often humor is more effective for discussing serious topics in life than serious drama There could be no better example of this than the new Taproot show, Pretty Fire, which opened recently.

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HELLO DARLIN’S: Moms Got Something to Tell You!

A Schemata-clad African-American Lesbian Walked that Fine Line Between Good Taste and Unemployment, while Making $10,000 a week.

Josephine Howell, an actress and singer, starred in a One-Woman & Pianist Show about the life and work of “The Funniest Woman in the World,” Jackie “Mom’s Mabley at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Born in the 1890’s in the South, Mom’s Mabley’s career started with black vaudeville in the 1920’s on what is called the “Chitlin’ Circuit”.

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