Since the start of June, some exciting new titles by Black authors have been released, and some really juicy ones are still to hit shelves as summer gets further underway.

New York City Center: “Bat Boy: The Musical” and an all-Black revival of the farce “La Cage aux Folles,” starring Billy Porter, will highlight the 2025-26 musical theater season.

Léa Garcia, a pioneering actress who brought new visibility and respect to Black actors in Brazil after her breakout performance in the Academy Award-winning 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” died ...