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Incarcerated Playwrights Speak Out Against Violence in Chicago

16m 05s

Dulé Hill meets members of the Andre Theatre Collective to learn how their production of a play by incarcerated playwrights aims to break the cycle of violence and mass incarceration of black men in Chicago.

Aired: 06/19/24
This program was made possible by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation.
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