We
know that it is very important for the world to know about our heritage.
EVERY
WEEK we will honor and represent our African
American
heroes.
The Week
of October 2nd, 2005
IN
BLACK HISTORY
"Pittsburgh
Native and Playwright
AUGUST
WILSON"
Pittsburgh’s
playwright...
August
Wilson’s legacy lives on
by
Sonya M. Toler
For New Pittsburgh Courier
Just
as painter Romare Bearden and photographer Charles “Teenie”
Harris have been memorialized for their ability to capture Black
life on their canvas of choice, playwright August Wilson
used the stage to paint a mosaic of Black life for the world to
view.
Just
as he immortalized Pittsburgh in the theatrical realm, he himself
is immortal through his prose—his contribution to the world.
The
prolific dramatist died Oct. 2 of liver cancer after being diagnosed
in June. He was 60.
Wilson
was born Frederick August Kittel in 1945, named after his father,
a German immigrant. His mother, Daisy Wilson, raised her six children
in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
“We
were poor but fortunate to have food, a home, and a place to play,”
recounted his sister, Freda Ellis. “In our childhood games
that we played, he always wanted to win. I can’t say he was
a sore loser, but he always thought he should have his way. He
played rough and hard; with a lot of passion.”
Wilson
and his siblings would play cowboys and Indians on Cliff Street,
roller skate, and spend endless hours reading.....read
more from The
New Pittsburgh Courier
Pitt
faculty react to the death of August Wilson
Photo courtesy
of EILEEN MORRIS
August Wilson (right), seen here with Rob Penny, Eileen J. Morris,
and Javon Johnson (left to right) died Sunday....read more from "The
Pitt News"
FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS
Funeral
services for Pittsburgh-born playwright August Wilson, who died Sunday
of liver cancer, will be Saturday at noon at Soldiers & Sailors
National Museum & Memorial, Fifth Avenue, Oakland. Dwight Andrews
is scheduled to officiate. Viewing
will be Friday from 11am-6 p.m., @ White Memorial Chapel, 7204 Thomas
Blvd., Point Breeze.
In
lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to:
Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
The Playwrights' Center, 2301 Franklin Ave. East, Minneapolis, MN
55406-1099
Congo Square Theatre,
2936 N. Southport Ave., Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60657
Cave Canem, 584 Broadway, Suite 508, New York, NY 10012
HILL
DISTRICT TRIBUTE TO AUGUST - CLICK
HERE
 Sala
Udin
COUNCILMAN - DISTRICT 6, CITY OF PITTSBURGH
CHAIRMAN, PLANNING, ZONING AND LAND USE
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October
6, 2005
TO VIEW
OFFICIAL REQUEST CLICK
HERE
I
write about the unique particulars of black culture . . . I wanted
toplace this culture onstage in all its richness and fullness and
to demonstrate its ability to sustain us . . . through profound moments
in our history in which the larger society has thought less of us
than we have thought of ourselves."
August
Wilson
PROUD
TO BE
BLACK
This flag is credited to Marcus
Garvey, a leading exponent of Afro-American rights. It represents
wider African heritage, and is inspired by the heraldry of ancient
African empires as well as the blood of Africans, the people themselves,
and the lush verdure of the African continent.
REST
IN PEACE: (R.I.P.)
Andrea
Lee Oliver Woodson aka "Andy" aka "Mother"
Lucy Curry , Dot
Talley, Bertrand "Goocher" Frye, Irma Woodson,
Russell Woodson, Nora
Moorehead-Dixon, James Dixon, Anthony "Torry" Dorsey,
Ross "Booper"
Thomas, Termain "Butter" Woodson, Dorothy Jean Lee Ransom,
John Martin Moorehead,
Jr., Donna Ann Davis
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2005 Brotha Ash Productions. All Rights Reserved
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