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Racist Trees
A historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fights for the removal of a wall of trees.
From New York to Los Angeles, Black Theatre has become an outlet for a community’s celebration of itself because Black Theatre is American theatre.
Director Rome Kyn Neal is an accomplished producer and video journalist with more than 20 years of experience leading production and distribution at the New York Post and CBSNew.com. As lead producer at the digital CBS News platform, CBS News won the Murrow and Eppy Awards for best network and TV news site. At the New York Post, Rome Kyn helped garner the… Show more
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“Black Theatre” is not merely the art of Black actors having a presence on the stage and performing for an audience. Black Theatre is a haven for ideas and a source of mental healing for the Black community from the scars of systematic oppression, economic inequality, and discrimination in America through unfiltered forms of expression. Born out of the 1960s, it has had a transformative impact on the Black community and on the nation’s cultural and political landscape by unapologetically addressing Black issues and the politics of the nation. However, it is an often-absent part of the mainstream American narrative due to lack of representation in institutes, as well as the general public’s lack of familiarity with its contributions to society - even though acclaimed actors like Denzel Washington and Viola Davis publicly credit Black Theatre for giving them their career starts and sharpening their storytelling skills.
Black Theatre Project examines the obstacles faced by the Black theatrical creative community in achieving independence and freedom of expression. From New York to Los Angeles - and everywhere in between - it has become an outlet for a community’s celebration of itself because Black Theatre is American theatre.
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