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August Wilson Revival Raises Diversity Issues
August Wilson was the most prolific black playwright ever to conquer American theater. A lion of the stage, Wilson’s iconic ten plays -- including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Fences -- illuminated the black journey of struggle and triumph. Wilson, who died in 2005 at age 60, was a known advocate for blacks in the theater who understood the hurdles black directors faced in the field. He, in fact, had an unofficial rule of only wanting black directors to stage major productions of his plays.
Building Strong Bonds
It’s a little after 7 a.m. on A mild April morning, and Suzanne Shank is seated in the back of a Lincoln Town Car barreling north out of New York City on Interstate 95. She’s checking e-mail and voice messages on two cell phones and looking over a presentation she plans to deliver at a 9 a.m. meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, with State Treasurer Denise Nappier.
Above And Beyond
The mark of a good entrepreneur is being able to succeed in the face of adversity. This year, we recognize those who did just that. The winners of the Small...
For America’s Political Elite, Family Links to Slavery Abound
In researching the genealogies of America’s political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of the nation’s congressmen, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and governors are direct descendants of ancestors who enslaved Black people.