ASP Arts Collective
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ASP Arts Collective is a theatrical response to the increasing revisionism in our nation's discourse about enslavement and its aftermath.
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The Language of Sight: The David McDonogh Project · Lafayette College
In 1841 New Orleans, a wealthy landowner John McDonogh sent two enslaved young men, David and Washington, to Lafayette College. A member of the Colonization Society, McDonogh’s plan was to educate…
www.lafayette.edu
The Language of Sight: The David McDonogh Project
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
Redlining, roadways & highways weren’t the only barriers for Black Americans—sometimes it was the street names themselves. In certain Southern communities, streets have 2 names depending on the demographic. Historians note this was a strategy for separation.
🎥: blackjackedpod
#MattieJones #history
🎥: blackjackedpod
#MattieJones #history
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Redlining, roadways & highways weren’t the only barriers for Black Americans—sometimes it was the street names themselves. In certain Southern communities, streets have 2 names depending on the demographic. Historians note this was a strategy for separation.
🎥: blackjackedpod
#MattieJones #history
🎥: blackjackedpod
#MattieJones #history
👁️ Feb 28 — 8pm
👁️ Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️: lafayette.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Produced by Richard Koplin ’64 & written by award-winning playwright Judy Tate, this world premiere celebrates the achievements of the 1st Black eye doctor in the U.S. #DavidMcDonogh
#TheLanguageOfSight
👁️ Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️: lafayette.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Produced by Richard Koplin ’64 & written by award-winning playwright Judy Tate, this world premiere celebrates the achievements of the 1st Black eye doctor in the U.S. #DavidMcDonogh
#TheLanguageOfSight
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
👁️ Feb 28 — 8pm
👁️ Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️: lafayette.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Produced by Richard Koplin ’64 & written by award-winning playwright Judy Tate, this world premiere celebrates the achievements of the 1st Black eye doctor in the U.S. #DavidMcDonogh
#TheLanguageOfSight
👁️ Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️: lafayette.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Produced by Richard Koplin ’64 & written by award-winning playwright Judy Tate, this world premiere celebrates the achievements of the 1st Black eye doctor in the U.S. #DavidMcDonogh
#TheLanguageOfSight
Plecker’s policies led to the adoption of the “one-drop rule;” a classification system where a person w/any African ancestry made them Black (“one drop of Black blood”), effectively reinforcing hierarchies & discriminating against Black, Indigenous & mixed-race people.
🎥: howeverrcomma
#history
🎥: howeverrcomma
#history
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Plecker’s policies led to the adoption of the “one-drop rule;” a classification system where a person w/any African ancestry made them Black (“one drop of Black blood”), effectively reinforcing hierarchies & discriminating against Black, Indigenous & mixed-race people.
🎥: howeverrcomma
#history
🎥: howeverrcomma
#history
To One & All, #HappyNewYear! 🎊🫶🏾
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” — #ToniMorrison
#quotes #love
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” — #ToniMorrison
#quotes #love
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
To One & All, #HappyNewYear! 🎊🫶🏾
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” — #ToniMorrison
#quotes #love
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” — #ToniMorrison
#quotes #love
“IN 2026 - let’s give PEACE a chance and BURY the HATE because HATE IS NOT THE ANSWER - that’s what William Electric Black is saying - please say it with me, to each other, to family, friends, partners, the world and beyond, in the coming New Year ⚡️⚡️⚡️”
🎥: electricblackexperience
#NewYear #books
🎥: electricblackexperience
#NewYear #books
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
All of us at ASP wish you a Happy Holidays! ❤️✊🏾
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
All of us at ASP wish you a Happy Holidays! ❤️✊🏾
“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
Ernest Green was the first African-American graduate of Little Rock Central High School (1958). That was only 67 years ago.
🎥: missusa2mba
#BlackHistory #books
Ernest Green was the first African-American graduate of Little Rock Central High School (1958). That was only 67 years ago.
🎥: missusa2mba
#BlackHistory #books
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
Ernest Green was the first African-American graduate of Little Rock Central High School (1958). That was only 67 years ago.
🎥: missusa2mba
#BlackHistory #books
Ernest Green was the first African-American graduate of Little Rock Central High School (1958). That was only 67 years ago.
🎥: missusa2mba
#BlackHistory #books
La MaMa Poetry Electric: Poetry For Justice
Featuring Jane LeCroy, Malikah Marie Stafford, LILO, Maggie Dubris WITH Jeff Cyphers Wright, David Mills, Filip Marinovich, and William Electric Black!
🎟️ Get tickets now at lamama.org
⏰ Monday, December 22 at 7:30pm
📍74A East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
Featuring Jane LeCroy, Malikah Marie Stafford, LILO, Maggie Dubris WITH Jeff Cyphers Wright, David Mills, Filip Marinovich, and William Electric Black!
🎟️ Get tickets now at lamama.org
⏰ Monday, December 22 at 7:30pm
📍74A East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
La MaMa Poetry Electric: Poetry For Justice
Featuring Jane LeCroy, Malikah Marie Stafford, LILO, Maggie Dubris WITH Jeff Cyphers Wright, David Mills, Filip Marinovich, and William Electric Black!
🎟️ Get tickets now at lamama.org
⏰ Monday, December 22 at 7:30pm
📍74A East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
Featuring Jane LeCroy, Malikah Marie Stafford, LILO, Maggie Dubris WITH Jeff Cyphers Wright, David Mills, Filip Marinovich, and William Electric Black!
🎟️ Get tickets now at lamama.org
⏰ Monday, December 22 at 7:30pm
📍74A East 4th Street New York, NY 10003
The story of Mitsuye Endo, a #Japanese American woman who was unjustly incarcerated in #WWII internment camps until she filed a writ of habeas corpus which ultimately helped end them.
🎥: thehumanityarchive
#AAPI #USHistory
🎥: thehumanityarchive
#AAPI #USHistory
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The story of Mitsuye Endo, a #Japanese American woman who was unjustly incarcerated in #WWII internment camps until she filed a writ of habeas corpus which ultimately helped end them.
🎥: thehumanityarchive
#AAPI #USHistory
🎥: thehumanityarchive
#AAPI #USHistory
Asian and Black Americans have a history of shared solidarity that is rarely discussed.
🎥: carefreebri_
#AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #community
🎥: carefreebri_
#AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #community
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Asian and Black Americans have a history of shared solidarity that is rarely discussed.
🎥: carefreebri_
#AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #community
🎥: carefreebri_
#AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #community
The Language of Sight: The David McDonogh Project
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
The Language of Sight: The David McDonogh Project · Lafayette College
In 1841 New Orleans, a wealthy landowner John McDonogh sent two enslaved young men, David and Washington, to Lafayette College. A member of the Colonization Society, McDonogh’s plan was to educate…
www.lafayette.edu
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Language of Sight: The David McDonogh Project
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
The world premiere of a new play by Judy Tate.
⏰ February 28th, 8:00pm
📍Williams Center for the Arts
🎟️ : www.lafayette.edu/bicentennial...
Directed by Kim Sykes, co-produced by Richard Koplin ’64 and Russell Arden Koplin. #theatre #history #art
We must never forget that elected officials work for the people, not the other way around.
🎥: koreanbeef27
#history #education #comedy
🎥: koreanbeef27
#history #education #comedy
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We must never forget that elected officials work for the people, not the other way around.
🎥: koreanbeef27
#history #education #comedy
🎥: koreanbeef27
#history #education #comedy
Congratulations to #BeyondTheGates (of which ASP’s Judy Tate is a writer) for being one of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 best #TV shows of 2025”! 🎊
The 10 best TV shows of 2025 (and 5 worst)
The 10 best TV shows of 2025 include a drama about stressed-out doctors, a Hollywood-centric comedy, and a few unforgettable accents.
ew.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Congratulations to #BeyondTheGates (of which ASP’s Judy Tate is a writer) for being one of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 best #TV shows of 2025”! 🎊
ASP Arts Collective would like to thank our family, friends, and community for your generosity in 2025. In a year where our stories are rapidly being erased, we need your help in keeping them alive.
❤️DONATE TODAY: app.thefield.org/home/donatio...
#GivingTuesday #Donate #Nonprofit
❤️DONATE TODAY: app.thefield.org/home/donatio...
#GivingTuesday #Donate #Nonprofit
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ASP Arts Collective would like to thank our family, friends, and community for your generosity in 2025. In a year where our stories are rapidly being erased, we need your help in keeping them alive.
❤️DONATE TODAY: app.thefield.org/home/donatio...
#GivingTuesday #Donate #Nonprofit
❤️DONATE TODAY: app.thefield.org/home/donatio...
#GivingTuesday #Donate #Nonprofit
“The #Thanksgiving Story They Don’t Teach You About” hosted by Joel Cook now on the PBS Origins YouTube channel:
The Thanksgiving Story They Don't Teach You About
Take our audience survey here: https://to.pbs.org/2025SurveyRH
King Philip's War was the deadliest conflict of the colonial period. What scared the colonists most was the sophistication of Philip's…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“The #Thanksgiving Story They Don’t Teach You About” hosted by Joel Cook now on the PBS Origins YouTube channel:
🎥: beetheinstructor
There is a new Department of Education proposal that would significantly change the way graduate students can take out federal student loans by reclassifying “professional” degrees.
#education #news #fyp
There is a new Department of Education proposal that would significantly change the way graduate students can take out federal student loans by reclassifying “professional” degrees.
#education #news #fyp
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🎥: beetheinstructor
There is a new Department of Education proposal that would significantly change the way graduate students can take out federal student loans by reclassifying “professional” degrees.
#education #news #fyp
There is a new Department of Education proposal that would significantly change the way graduate students can take out federal student loans by reclassifying “professional” degrees.
#education #news #fyp
Body Rhyme is coming to La MaMa ETC’s Poetry Electric — 11/24 at 7:30 pm! Tickets: www.lamama.org/poetry-elect...
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre.
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Body Rhyme is coming to La MaMa ETC’s Poetry Electric — 11/24 at 7:30 pm! Tickets: www.lamama.org/poetry-elect...
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre.
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre.
“Fall of Freedom matters right now because so many of our freedoms are under threat.” — #ShepardFairey
Art matters, courage is contagious. Learn more at falloffreedom.com.
🎥: falloffreedom
#art
Art matters, courage is contagious. Learn more at falloffreedom.com.
🎥: falloffreedom
#art
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Fall of Freedom matters right now because so many of our freedoms are under threat.” — #ShepardFairey
Art matters, courage is contagious. Learn more at falloffreedom.com.
🎥: falloffreedom
#art
Art matters, courage is contagious. Learn more at falloffreedom.com.
🎥: falloffreedom
#art
Senator Ernest “Ernie” Chambers — A Time For Burning (1966)
📷: africanarchives
#BlackHistory #film #quotes
📷: africanarchives
#BlackHistory #film #quotes
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Senator Ernest “Ernie” Chambers — A Time For Burning (1966)
📷: africanarchives
#BlackHistory #film #quotes
📷: africanarchives
#BlackHistory #film #quotes
“Boston’s historic King’s Chapel unveiled a dramatic sculpture this week to honor the 219 people enslaved by early members & ministers of the church. The church sits on a busy intersection in downtown Boston & is one of the sites on Boston’s Freedom Trail.”
Unbound by Harmonia Rosales
📷: gbhnews
Unbound by Harmonia Rosales
📷: gbhnews
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Boston’s historic King’s Chapel unveiled a dramatic sculpture this week to honor the 219 people enslaved by early members & ministers of the church. The church sits on a busy intersection in downtown Boston & is one of the sites on Boston’s Freedom Trail.”
Unbound by Harmonia Rosales
📷: gbhnews
Unbound by Harmonia Rosales
📷: gbhnews