If Chakula cha Jua’s new one-man show at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center is as entertaining as the conversation we had over coffee at his kitchen table last week, it’s one not to miss.

The Chakula cha Jua Theater Company has had a long history with Dent's powerful play, having staged it for over 30 years. Back for the first time since Katrina, the most recent production is ...

Chakula cha Jua became aware of the Black Liberation Movement, as many other Black Southerners did, while he was serving in the military. From there, he returned home to New Orleans and enlisted ...