[Antiracism] Platanos & Collard Greens - THIS Wed @ 8pm - FREE PERFORMANCE

[UMass Student Government Association]

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Platanos and Collard Greens
www.platanosandcollardgreens.com

THIS Wednesday, February 15th 2006 @ 8pm
Bowker Auditorium @ UMass-Amherst
*Free* and Open to the Public

"I've been waiting for this play for 35 years." -- FELIPE LUCIANO, original
member of the Last Poets and Chairman of the Young Lords

In honor of Black History Month, we would like to invite you to join us for a
performance of Platanos and Collard Greens: an intellectual, romantic comedy
that examines stereotypes, cultural differences and similarities between Blacks
and Latinos.

Platanos & Collard Greens tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an
African-American man, and Angelita, a Latina woman, both forced to confront and
overcome cultural and racial prejudices, while defending their bond from the
biases held by family and friends.

Platanos tactfully addresses stereotypes, prejudices, and urban myths that exist
between African-Americans and Latinos within the context of Hip Hop, humor, and
satire. The play encourages the audience to evaluate the stereotypes of Black
men as freakishly endowed and Latino women as sexually insatiable hot mulattas
and aesthetic superiors. Playwright David Lamb displays these common yet
outrageous viewpoints while humorously and deftly shooting them down and
poetically exposing them justly as misrepresentations of reality. The audience
is likely to question conventional attitudes held about themselves and others.

David Lamb is an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College in NYC, where he teaches
courses on Society and Hip Hop Culture. Platanos has been performed at colleges
and universities from Maryland to California to Illinois to Rhode Island and -
of course - New York.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 @ 8pm
Bowker Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Free and Open to the Public

"Asks if love between a Black man and Latina woman can survive".
-- VIBE MAGAZINE

"Lamb shows his chops...[Platanos] asks audiences whether blacks and Latinos
should love one another."
-- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Reservations:

Ticket reservations are not available, but Bowker Auditorium has a large seating
capacity. However, we urge you to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the
performance.

Parking:

You may park in the UMass Parking Garage for $3 dollars per vehicle.
Alternately, you may park in the lot beside the Mullins Center and walk up a
short hill to Bowker Auditorium. A map of the campus is available at
www.umass.edu/umhome/visit_campus/maps.html

Sponsored by:
UMass-Amherst Student Government Association, Casa Dominicana & CCEBMS
(Collegiate Committee for the Education of Black and other Minority Students)

Co-Sponsored by:
Native American Student Services, International Programs, Department of
African-American Studies, Commonwealth College, ALANAI Honor Society, African
Students Association, Office of ALANA Affairs, Black Student Union, Student
Affairs and Campus Life, Office of Multicultural Student Services, South West
Residential Life, Malcolm X & Sylvan Cultural Center