NEW YORK - What’s better than a powerful voice from the Black theatre community singing about change? Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter and Audra McDonald and other founding members of Black Theatre United have recorded the song and video “Stand for Change,” with all proceeds donated to social justice efforts. “It’s almost like a reset button now.”Black Theatre United was formed in response to the wave of national unrest over racial injustice that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. It has hosted town halls on activism, bolstered census participation and developed mentorship programs for aspiring young Black theatre artists. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“You can’t expect things to open and feel like we’re all healed,“ she says.

Source: thestar March 26, 2021 14:37 UTC