Michael R. Jackson

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Michael R. Jackson

American playwright, composer, and lyricist

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African American literature
Drama and poetry
…Sibblies Drury, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Michael R. Jackson all won Pulitzer Prizes for drama in the 21st century, offering plays that address themes such as Black identity and kinship, masculinity, sexuality, prejudice, war, and the illusion of the American Dream. Other notable new voices in drama include Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a…
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…Sibblies Drury, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Michael R. Jackson all won Pulitzer Prizes for drama in the 21st century, offering plays that address themes such as Black identity and kinship, masculinity, sexuality, prejudice, war, and the illusion of the American Dream. Other notable new voices in drama include Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a…
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