Woodie King Jr., a visionary force in Black theater who dedicated his life to amplifying Black and BIPOC voices in the performing arts, died on January 29 in New York City from complications of heart ...
ROXBURY — Gospel music poured from the speakers of a small church on Washington Street Thursday, its pews unusually crowded for a late-morning weekday. At the front of the sanctuary, a photograph of a ...
Influential theater producer and director Woodie King Jr. died at age 88 in New York City. King founded the New Federal Theatre in 1970, which became a launchpad for Black artists and landmark plays.