The New Black Fest

10/12/2023

This is where we'll be! It's free! Just be there by 3!

06/19/2020

Juneteenth Celebration. Black Women and the Ballot. Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad stars. It goes down in less than 1 hour. Click below to Watch the LiveStream.

Three radio drama performances featuring In The Parlour (written by Judy K. Tate & dir. by Dianne Kirksey-Floyd), Don’t / Dream (written by Saviana Stanescu ...

04/09/2020

Support for Artists!!!

To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States.  Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financ...

03/14/2020

Dear The New Black Fest Friends and Community:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The New Black Fest has decided to postpone our annual festival (scheduled for Spring 2020 at the Lark Play Development Center in NYC). This decision is based on our concern for the health and well-being of our artists and community. We will continue to monitor the pandemic and keep you posted on future dates for the festival.

Take good care of yourselves,

Keith Josef Adkins
Artistic Director

02/28/2020

So honored Apollo Theater is commissioning me to commission other playwrights for their 20/21 season!

The Apollo New Works will support the development of 10 new projects.

10/18/2019

Longtime TNBF supporter and creative Dui Jarrod shouts out TNBF on his new series King Ester Series showing on Issa Rae Presents ColorCreative.TV Check out his pilot episode.

After Ester realizes she doesn't have enough money to get into her talent expo, she chooses to go return to her life of survival s*x work to fund her dream. ...