In 1955- Alice Childress becomes first African American woman to receive an Obie Award for her play 'Trouble in Mind'
To Inspire You
Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? Where are black children going to get a sense of who they are and what they can be? … I’m told that black children, and boys in particular, don’t read. Small wonder. There is work to be done.