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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Contributions of Three African Americans to Black Drama and Literature



Ossie Davis, Francis Gray Ward, and Val Gray Ward have written plays that have helped the world see the true identity of African American drama as well as African American culture.

Val Gray Ward grew up in the south during a time of segregation and a lot of racial conflict. Performing helped Ward get through these tough times and her plays have earned her over 21 Grammys and Emmys.

 Ward has given hundreds of inner city youth the chance to get involved in theater.

 Despite the numerous obatsacles that Blacks faced while trying to progress in this type of career, Ward maintained a successful career in the performing arts and will forever be known for this.

 The late Ossie Davis has worked as an actor, playwright, voice over, narrator, and a film director.

Davis has also created a number of works in movies, television shows, plays, and in history.

 He will be remembered by his talent, and the wide range of films and shows that he was apart of over the 7 decades of his career.

 Francis Ward is a journalist and has written for Black magazines, newspapers, and news stations.
 The magazines he's written for include Jet and Ebony, and the newspapers he's written for include The Chicago Sun Times. He has reported on the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr., and has written a tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks.

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