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How LeMoyne-Owen College grew Memphis’ Black theater scene

It’s small, but the Black theater scene in Memphis has been notable for 50 years. Levi and Debroah Frazier founded the Blues City Cultural Center, a nonprofit that stages local plays, arts shows and workshops for aspiring creative writers, in 1979.  Ekundayo Bandele founded the Hattiloo Theatre, an independent Black repertory theater that is one […]

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