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'This ends today': over 300 stage figures call out 'anti-blackness' of US theatre

by Benjamin Lee

A statement, from names including Viola Davis and Lynn Nottage, decries the 'white fragility' of American theatre A roster of more than 300 leading stage artists have signed a letter decrying racial inequality in the world of "White American theater". Stars, including Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo, Andre Holland and Pulitzer prize-winner Lynn Nottage, have teamed up to represent a community of black,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36am on June 9, 2020