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Black Arts Legacies

Theater and Building Community

The contributions of Black artists to the cultural landscape of the Seattle area are longstanding, vital and ongoing. The works of these artists — in literature, music, visual arts and performance — are worthy of recognition and examination.

Theater and Building Community

Season 1 Episode 2 | 6m 11s | CC

Throughout the massive shifts that Seattle’s Black population have experienced, Black presence has been emphasized in local theater groups. Douglas Quinton Barnett and Sharon Nyree Williams represent the history and future of Black theater in Seattle, and in the historically Black Central District neighborhood in particular.

Black Arts Legacies

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