Founded in 1968 by Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, the National Black Theatre promotes Black arts and culture while using growth to support its long-term sustainability.
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Founded in 1968 by Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, the National Black Theatre promotes Black arts and culture while using growth to support its long-term sustainability.
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October 18, 1948 - October 27, 2018
Ntozake Shange was a playwright known for For Colored Girls & Suicide, it premiered off-Broadway in 1976 before moving to Broadway.
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October 18, 1948 - October 27, 2018
Ntozake Shange was a playwright known for For Colored Girls & Suicide, it premiered off-Broadway in 1976 before moving to Broadway.
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March 5, 1939 - October 3, 2022
Charles Fuller won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for A Soldier’s Play and co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia in 1967.
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March 5, 1939 - October 3, 2022
Charles Fuller won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for A Soldier’s Play and co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia in 1967.
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November 29, 1919 - October 29, 1994
Pearl studied dance in West Africa, helped African dance come to American stages. She choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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November 29, 1919 - October 29, 1994
Pearl studied dance in West Africa, helped African dance come to American stages. She choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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July 17, 1935 - October 4, 2019
Pioneer Diahann Carroll made history as the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1962. She starred in the tv series Julia (1968–1971).
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July 17, 1935 - October 4, 2019
Pioneer Diahann Carroll made history as the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1962. She starred in the tv series Julia (1968–1971).
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