Category: Educator

Vinnette Carroll

VINNETTE JUSTINE CARROLL   “We still need Black theatre. But I think we need to show Black people just living, just trying to get through the world with the problems other people have.” American Playwright/Director/Actress 1922 – 2002 by Dale Ricardo Shields   Vinnette Carroll Ph.D. was born on March 11, 1922, to Edgar and Florence …

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Shirley Taylor

SHIRLEY TAYLOR By Dale Ricardo Shields “Born and raised in New York City, Shirley C. Taylor started her professional journey as an arts administrator at the New York Foundation for the Arts and has since built a career leading a variety of arts and cultural education programs throughout New York City: Associate Director for Visual …

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Kathy A. Perkins

Kathy A. Perkins Emeritus Faculty — Lighting Design/MA and Ph.D. Faculty University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) 1978 Theatre – Lighting Design [MFA] Howard University (Washington, D.C.) 1976 Drama {BFA] USAA  829   Specialties: Africa/African Diaspora Theatre, Women of Color, Lighting Design   PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN (Representative Listing) St. Louis Black Repertory Company – Artistic Director: Ron …

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Dr. Manning Marable – Author, Educator

* Dr. Manning Marable * Born May 13, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio Died April 1, 2011, in New York City, New York Education: B.A., Earlham College, 1971; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1972; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1976. Memberships: National Black Political Assembly; Democratic Socialists of America; Committees of Correspondence; Organization of American Historians; Association …

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