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Monday, May 12, 2025

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Monday, May 12, 2025

CONTINUUM: College Fundraiser for Amatulla Rice

Amatulla Rice

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters will host Continuum, a dance exhibition for Amatulla Rice among other local artists. Rice is a 2012 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts-Dance and 2008 graduate of Africa-Care Academy.  The event will be on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4 at 8 p.m. at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

The dance art will include Modern, Ballet, African, Hip-Hop and Jazz. This event will benefit Amatulla, who is raising funds to attend Howard University as Mathematics major.

Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at TBAAL’s Box office at 1309 Canton, by phone at 214.743.2400 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. If you cannot attend this event but would like to give support, donations are accepted at http://fundrazr.com/campaigns/dKwh2.