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How the remarkable musical transformed a beloved folk tale into a celebratory vision for the future of Black America Kayla Randall – Digital Editor, Museums The costume for the Wiz, the title character of The Wiz musical, which made its Broadway debut in 1975, is in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. JD BarnesContinue reading “When ‘The Wiz’ Debuted on Broadway 50 Years Ago, It Sparked a Brand New Day for Audiences”

On February 1, four college students sat down to request lunch service at a North Carolina Woolworth’s and ignited a struggle Owen Edwards On February 1, 1960, four young African-American men, freshmen at the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, entered the Greensboro Woolworth’s and sat down on stools that had, until that moment,Continue reading “Courage at the Greensboro Lunch Counter”