Petition for Harlem's Apollo Theater to Become a Broadway House Nears Goal of 15,000 Signatures
Following the killing of George Floyd, there have been protests as well as candid discussions regarding racism in the theater community. On June 5, a Change.org petition was started, advocating to make Harlem's historic Apollo Theater an official Broadway house. By June 8, the petition already had 12,500 of the desired 15,000 signatures. The petition starter, currently anonymous, pointed out that none of Broadway's …