‘Every 28 Hours’ Puts Black Lives Matter’s Stories On Stage

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October 13th, 2016

In this July 8, 2016, photo, a man holds up a sign saying “black lives matter” during a protest of shootings by police, in Washington by the White House. When it comes to picking a new president, young people in America are united in saying education is what matters most. But there’s a wide split … Continued

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The Atlanta theater community has proved itself to be committed to the cause of social justice for years, and next week, it joins theaters around the country in producing not one, but 75 plays inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The title comes from the widely shared and contested statistic that a black person is killed by the police every 28 hours. The show originated as a partnership between the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the One-Minute Play Festival in 2014 following the protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting death of Michael Brown. The production has since been taken on by theater companies across the country.

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