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Progress must be made – there is an opportunity in the coming reset
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Jun 12, 2020
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Improvements must be made to racial equality within theatre – there is an opportunity in the coming reset, says Howard Sherman
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Howard Sherman is a New York based arts administrator and advocate. He is director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School for P...
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