We Need More Nuanced Depictions of Black Women on Stage - An African-American critic calls for an end to endless suffering
An African-American critic calls for an end to endless suffering---As a theatre critic, I see wide variety of shows about a multitude of subjects. But as a black woman, I am constantly confronted by the fact that the art form I adore often does not honor the experiences of people who look like me. Of the dozens of shows I've seen over the past six months, I can think of only a handful that had black female characters…