PREORDER | Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement, Soyica Diggs Colbert | October 13, 2026 Asian American Studies Anya is left adrift and

Anya is left adrift and desperately lonely

or to see Mommy and Daddy

they will know a little bit more about the world around them

as she searches for her perfect person—because not everyone would be the right fit

PREORDER | Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement, Soyica Diggs Colbert | October 13, 2026 Asian American Studies Anya is left adrift andAn illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement. Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics. Freedoms Gate depicts the deepening