ROBERT HOOKS Robert (Bobby Dean) Hooks by Dale Ricardo Shields Actor, Producer, and Activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, the Negro Ensemble Company was founded. “The main thing I want people to remember about me is that my career and my success are more than myself, …
Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields Glenda Dickerson (February 9, 1945 – January 12, 2012) Influential American theater director, folklorist, writer, and educator. The second African American woman to direct on Broadway with the 1980 musical Reggae. Professional Career & Contributions Dickerson’s work focused on “womanist” adaptations of folklore and myth, particularly through ritualistic …
