{"id":6698,"date":"2014-02-17T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/main\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2014-02-17T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T18:55:38","slug":"why-save-the-august-wilson-center-bonitas-poetic-spin-on-her-letter-to-the-pg-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/main\/why-save-the-august-wilson-center-bonitas-poetic-spin-on-her-letter-to-the-pg-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Save the August Wilson Center (Bonita’s poetic spin on her Letter to the PG editor)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regarding the August Wilson Center for African American Culture (\u201cThe Rise and Fall of the August Wilson Center: How Did Grandiose Dreams for an African-American Cultural Center Fail So Quickly?\u201d<\/a> Feb. 9):<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not about the building\u2019s shape being that of a slave ship; it\u2019s not that the building was designed by a black female architect; it\u2019s not that the building was in part named after Pittsburgh\u2019s native son, August Wilson; it\u2019s not that his award-winning plays have been internationally performed and by some of our most artistic actors, James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Leslie Uggams, Phylicia Rashad, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jesse L. Martin, Keith David; it\u2019s not that the roots of these plays were birthed in the rich cultural history of Pittsburgh. So what is it all about? Why save the August Wilson Center for African American Culture? Why save the history of Pittsburgh? Because Pittsburgh celebrates the arts.\u00a0 CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Regarding the August Wilson Center for African American Culture (\u201cThe Rise and Fall of the August Wilson Center: How Did Grandiose Dreams for an African-American Cultural Center Fail So Quickly?\u201d Feb. 9): It\u2019s not about the building\u2019s shape being that … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t