Jeremy O. Harris is donating a collection of plays by Black writers to libraries across the country.

On Late Night with Seth Meyers this week, Slave Play and Daddy playwright Jeremy O. Harris announced he is donating a collection of 15 plays by Black playwrights to 53 libraries and community centers across the United States—and is donating one such collection to Northwestern University in Seth Meyers’s name. The Golden Collection, named after […] The post Jeremy O. Harris is donating a collection of plays by Black writers to libraries across the country. first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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