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Community Conversation: Diversity in the Arts

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community conversationsJuly 15, 2021 4:53 pm

Community Conversation: Diversity in the Arts

For years, there has been a push to recognize diversity in the arts… on stage and on the big screen. At the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, tomorrow’s artists are training today. Noelle Walker reports.

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Community Conversation: Diversity in the Arts

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