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Jarreau Freeman

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BSR Contributor Since March 10, 2017

Jarreau Freeman is a Philadelphia-based writer and communications specialist who loves hearing and telling great stories. A graduate of Chestnut Hill College, Jarreau’s work has been featured in Philly Current Magazine, Philadelphia Weekly, and various Digital First Media publications. Follow Jarreau on Twitter @JarreauJoy.

Jarreau Freeman is a Philadelphia-based writer and communications specialist who loves hearing and telling great stories. Her passion for storytelling has led her everywhere from school board meetings to the studios of some of the area's most talented artists. She’s also spent time chatting it up about music and life with the likes of India Arie, Brian McKnight, and Amos Lee. A graduate of Chestnut Hill College, Jarreau’s work has been featured in Philly Current Magazine, Philadelphia Weekly, and various Digital First Media publications. When she’s not writing, she can be found wandering through a used book store or two. Follow Jarreau on Twitter @JarreauJoy.

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Graham learned to protect herself with humor. (Photo courtesy of Roni Graham.)

Performance Garage presents Roni Graham's 'Laughter Is Therapy'

When life hands you lemons...
Roni Graham's one-woman show 'Laughter Is Therapy' pairs the performer's dynamic personality and therapeutic triaining with a gripping — and hilarious — life story. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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Union: Comfortable in her own skin. (Photo by Michael Lavine.)

Gabrielle Union's 'We're Going to Need More Wine'

Sips and stories
Actress Gabrielle Union's autobiography travels from her code-switching childhood to her life as a Hollywood star, with a whole lot of knowledge in between. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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L to R: Festival founder Maori Karmael Holmes and director Ava DuVernay. (Photo courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival.)

BlackStar Film Festival presents Ava DuVernay with Maori Karmael Holmes

Celebrating black films with Ava DuVernay
Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay sat down for a conversation with BlackStar Film Festival founder Maori Karmael Holmes. Jarreau Freeman reports.
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A scene from Gabourey Sidibe's 'The Tale of Four.' (Photo courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival.)

BlackStar Film Festival presents "Shorts Program 4"

Unique tales of resistance
A program of shorts at the BlackStar Film Festival featuring women directors gave critic Jarreau Freeman a new perspective on resistance.
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The videotaped police beating of Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of all the officers involved sparked the 1992 L.A. riots. (Photo via ATOMIC Hot Links at Creative Commons/Flickr.)

Blackstar Film Festival presents 'L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later'

Can't we all just get along?
Erik Parker and One9's documentary looks back at the 1992 L.A. riots and those whose lives were affected before, during, and after the fires stopped burning. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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Jarreau Freeman

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Author, television star, and movie star Gaborey Sidibe. (Photo by Keenan Perry, Plethora Media Group.)

'This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare,' by Gabourey Sidibe

Girl talk with Gabby
Gabourey Sidibe has come a long way from her Brooklyn roots and her role as the beaten-down star of Lee Daniels's film 'Precious.' Her new memoir tells all about it. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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At the exhibition's opening reception, a viewer watches one of Scribe's videos. (Photo by Meredith Edlow)

African American Museum presents 'Tone Poems & Light Stories'

Creating a new home
The African American Museum looks back at the Great Migration to Philadelphia and those who helped the city's new residents settle in. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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A visitor views Elia Alba's 'Busts' and Maquitta Ahuja's 'Hocus Pocus.' (Photo courtesy of Asian Arts Initiative)

Asian Arts Initiative presents 'Loving Blackness'

The skin you're in
Asian Arts Initiative's new exhibition, 'Loving Blackness,' examines black identity through painting, photography, sculpture, and other media. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
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Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons.)
Good times at last year's festival. (Photo courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival.)
Vocalist Pannan Hewitt, composer Luke Carlos O'Reilly, and dancer/choreographer Sanchel Brown. (Photo courtesy of the Kimmel.)
Photographs by Dr. Deborah Willis declare beauty in many forms at AAMP. (Image courtesy of Deborah Willis.)
Michael Harren and one of his muses on the farm. (Photo by Diana Bezanski.)
A rendering of Ricardo Rivera's Marconi Plaza installation, courtesy of KLIP Collective and Monument Lab.
Kameelah Janan Rasheed's 2017 'And Black?', silkscreen on paper. (Image courtesy of the artist.)