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Don’t Believe Me, Just Watch

Don’t Believe Me, Just Watch

From the big screen to the smallest, the entertainment landscape has been disrupted. A new crop of young, black, and bold creatives and executives are leading the charge to create diverse and dynamic content for global audiences.

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.

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