Business-Theater

Erma Mozelle Duffy Lewis (1926–1982)
Erma Mozelle Duffy Lewis, the founder of the first African-American community theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, was born February 7,...
April 28th, 2017

The Apollo Theatre (1913- )
The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York is the most famous performance venue associated with African American entertainers. The New...
January 22nd, 2008

Lincoln Motion Picture Company
African American audiences were generally ignored by the major motion picture studios in the first two decades of the 20th...
February 16th, 2007

Negro Repertory Company (Seattle) 1936-1939
The Negro Repertory Company (NRC) was established in 1936 by Florence and James Burton, directors of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse...
January 26th, 2007