Baltimore, MD – Morgan State University’s Department of Theatre Arts proudly presents “Williams and Walker,” a powerful historical drama chronicling the revolutionary story of America’s first Black ...

TheGrio celebrates Bert Williams, the first African-American to obtain a lead role on Broadway in “Keeping Black History Alive.” Bert Williams was born in the Bahamas. At a young age, he immigrated ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland will bring the historical ...

In the early 1890s a Black Bahamian immigrant named Bert Williams stepped on a California stage for the first time. He wore white gloves, a kinky-haired wig on his head and had burnt cork smeared on ...