Bloom Archives
Gladys DeVane
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REVIEW: ‘Come Sit With Me’
The subjects of many of the poems, essays, and plays in Gladys DeVane’s inspiring new collection, Come Sit with Me: Life in Poetry, Prose…
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Black Authors Speak! Showcase Returns
On Saturday, July 17, local Black authors of all ages will present their work on the lawn of the Monroe County History Center as…
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Gladys DeVane: Storyteller
Gladys DeVane, 81, is a storyteller, scriptwriter, and actor. She first learned stagecraft competing in oratorical contests as a child and acting in plays…
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Historian Liz Mitchell “Returns” to Africa to Honor Her Ancestors
Fulfilling a 40-year dream, local historian Liz Mitchell traveled to Africa with her husband, James, to visit the places her ancestors last saw before…
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‘Stories of Monroe’—A Play Presenting Local History from African-American Perspective
BY OLIVIA DORFMAN Local history takes the stage October 11–14 in Resilience: Stories of Monroe. The play, which highlights significant events in Monroe County’s…
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Remembering The Hole
For three decades, it was the place where members of Bloomington’s African American community could be themselves and have a good time. Then, it…
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Local Actress Portrays Rosa Parks at City Celebration (PHOTO GALLERY)
Local actress, writer, and historian Gladys DeVane dressed as Rosa Parks to commemorate the activist’s 105th birthday with Bloomington Transit on Saturday, February 3.…
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WHERE I STAND: Bloom readers speak out about the state of our country
Bloom readers speak out about the state of our country.
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A Tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Our capital’s newest museum offers the most compete collection of African American history and culture to be found anywhere. Bloom dispatched Gladys DeVane and…