There’s big news on Broadway. The new season brings with it two new plays written by black women. The first is Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” which opens October 13 at the Bernard Jacobs Theater. The story of the play goes back to April 3, 1968, the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It features Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. The second play is “Stick Fly” by Lydia R. Diamond, which opens December 8 at the Cort Theater. “Stick Fly” is about a family coming together at their summer home, where the parents meet the their sons’ partners for the first time.
Guatemalan Community Grows and Thrives in the Carolinas
Only two years ago there was no Guatemalan government representation in the Carolinas; today, the Raleigh consulate serves a thriving community of 120,000, Qué Pasa Noticias reports. Guatemalans live mostly in North Carolina (80,000), and their country’s native languages are well represented (mainly Mam, Chuj, Ixil and Kanjobal). They are known for their entrepreneurship and family businesses, from restaurants to construction companies, many of them started thanks to their U.S.-born children’s social security number. “Most car repair shops in Charlotte are run by Guatemalans,” said Mónica del Cid, co-owner of Red Light Auto Services. Link to original story →