by Taressa Stovall “I’m a storyteller by nature,” says Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, C’72, whose career has taken her from an English major/math minor at Spelman to serving as executive producer/writer in the fifth and final season of Soul Food, television’s longest-running African American drama. After graduating cum laude from Spelman (where she earned her stripes onstage … Continue Reading
AUC Alumni: Never Far From Her Heart: A Spelman Alumna Speaks
By T. Murray Kathleen McGhee Anderson carries a valuable piece of Spelman College with her wherever she goes and her extensive career as a writer has taken her to a variety of places. She thanks her AUC experience for equipping her with the knowledge and confidence that has enabled her to open doors to new … Continue Reading
Washington Post: Last Call for ‘Soul Food’
Showtime’s Black-Cast Drama Had Hearty Helping of Reality By Ovetta Wiggins Washington Post Staff Writer When we recently left our favorite couple on “Soul Food,” Teri was waking Damon up from a drunken stupor. He said he needed to use the bathroom. She said they needed to talk. Have it your way, he said, then … Continue Reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Soulful saga built on hits of Gamble and Huff
By Eils Lotozo INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Me and Mrs. Jones may feature Grammy-winning Lou Rawls and his velvety baritone in a central role, but the true star of this new show is the music. Packed with 44 of the infectious, hook-filled 1970s R&B hits produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff at their Philadelphia International … Continue Reading
Vineyard Gazette: Oak and Ivy, Powerful New Drama, Opens Promising New Season For Vineyard Playhouse
By Della Brown Hardman If the initial production at the Vineyard Playhouse is any indication of what the theatre-goer might expect this season, a great summer is in store. Oak and Ivy, written by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, is an incredible presentation that provides the audience with a journey into the magical world of theatre that is … Continue Reading
Horizon: Movin’ On Up
By Mark Pattison If we’re worker bees, how come we feel like drones so much of the time –- doing the same thing over and over, our savvy sapped from us bit by bit, our minds clouded by relentless conformity? Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has done her share of punching the virtual time card. In the old … Continue Reading
Los Angeles Times: The Color Of Courage
They Built a Home in Which All Could Live by Lynne Heffley February 10, 1999 It was family lore when writer Kathleen McGhee Anderson was growing up: How, in the turbulent ’40s, her reserved grandparents, Orsel and Minnie McGhee, were sued and harassed for buying a home across the invisible segregation line in an all-white … Continue Reading
