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August Wilson House opens in Pittsburgh. His roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson House opens in Pittsburgh. His roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson stands in front of handwritten excerpts from his plays. Wilson “assembled” his plays by hanging out in his old neighborhood (The Hill district of Pittsburgh) in mosques, cafes, bars, and on the street corners — he would write down bits of conversations that he overheard on scraps of paper. Photo by David Cooper, originally for Yale Repertory Theatre, 2005.
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August Wilson House opens in Pittsburgh. His roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson House opens in Pittsburgh. His roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson stands in front of handwritten excerpts from his plays. Wilson “assembled” his plays by hanging out in his old neighborhood (The Hill district of Pittsburgh) in mosques, cafes, bars, and on the street corners — he would write down bits of conversations that he overheard on scraps of paper. Photo by David Cooper, originally for Yale Repertory Theatre, 2005.
Last Saturday, Denzel…
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Allah on Broadway. August Wilson's roots in the Nation of Islam
Allah on Broadway. August Wilson’s roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson
August Wilson’s plays have lit up Broadway as few ever have. One theater is even named after him. His plays about The Hill District in Pittsburgh gripped African American New Yorkers like tales of their own neighborhoods.
You may be surprised that the playwright for the Academy Award nominee “Fences,” directed by Denzel Washington, had his roots in the Nation of Islam. (Viola Davis…
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#August Wilson#Black Muslims#Brenda Burton#Broadway#Daisy Kittel#Denzel Washington#Fences#Frederick August Kittel#Holy Trinity School#Imam Mustafa Hassain#Jabril Abdul Hafeez#Jr#Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom#Masjid An-Nur Islamic Center#Masjid Bilal#Muhammad Temple Number 22#Nation of Islam#Pauline Dolle#Pittsburgh#Quadir Abdullah#St. Benedict the Moor’s#St. George Syrian/Antiochian Orthodox Church#The Hill District#Viola Davis#Wajihah Abdullah
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Allah on Broadway. August Wilson's roots in the Nation of Islam
Allah on Broadway. August Wilson’s roots in the Nation of Islam
August Wilson August Wilson’s plays have lit up Broadway as few ever have. One theater is even named after him. His plays about The Hill District in Pittsburgh gripped African American New Yorkers like tales of their own neighborhoods. You may be surprised that the playwright for the Academy Award nominee “Fences,” directed by Denzel Washington, had his roots in the Nation of Islam. (Viola Davis…
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#August Wilson#Black Muslims#Brenda Burton#Broadway#Daisy Kittel#Denzel Washington#Fences#Frederick August Kittel#Holy Trinity School#Imam Mustafa Hassain#Jabril Abdul Hafeez#Jr#Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom#Masjid An-Nur Islamic Center#Masjid Bilal#Muhammad Temple Number 22#Nation of Islam#Pauline Dolle#Pittsburgh#Quadir Abdullah#St. Benedict the Moor’s#St. George Syrian/Antiochian Orthodox Church#The Hill District#Viola Davis#Wajihah Abdullah
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