Two upcoming virtual events will focus on Black history, literature, cinema, and theater as Black History Month winds to a close.
The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will welcome Tyrone L. Robinson, a Broadway, film, and television actor, over Zoom on Wednesday night at 7 as he performs spirituals, hymns, and speeches that weave a historical narrative through the African-American experience. History, literature, and theater will all come together in a multimedia show, the library said. Registration and a link are at myhamptonlibrary.org.
Wil Haygood will be BookHampton's virtual guest on Saturday to speak about Black cinema and how Black Americans have been portrayed in movies in a 7 p.m. conversation with April Dobbins. Mr. Haygood is the author of "Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World," as well as "Tigerland," which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, "Showdown," a finalist for an NAACP Image Award, "In Black and White," and "The Butler," which was made into a film directed by Lee Daniels. Ms. Dobbins is the programming director of the Coral Gables Art Cinema in Florida. Registration for the East Hampton bookstore's events can be done via its website, bookhampton.com.
