What to Do with the Problematic Past, Part I
The New Yorker Radio Hour
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Are You Fucking Kidding Me?
A few years ago, I was in the second day of rehearsal for a show and a white stage manager who I do not know walked up to me and he reached out and touched my hair. And so your hair is looking wild today. Do you need a brush orYou're going to leave it like that? That system is drenched in racism. In the middle of the show, I found that the George Zimmerman wasn't indicted and I broke down. A lot of theaters were posting things on Instagram saying, you know, what happened to George Floyd was ridiculous. We completely stand for Black Lives Matter and we do everything in our power to make sure that our team and our staff feels protected
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