"And there is such a difference in the stories that came from when they were in Africa and the ones they told in America, where their lives were so much rougher. And they keep going back and forth between these two worlds, until finally they get to the dawn, and they are somewhat strengthened so that they can keep going…"
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Playwrights from the United StatesAfrican AmericansWomen born in the 1950sActresses from New York (state)
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On how her grandfather’s storytelling shaped her writings in “An Interview with Charlayne Woodard” in Talkin’ Broadway
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