We Wear the Mask

We Wear the Mask, presented by Visionaries of the Creative Arts with United Deaf Ministries, from the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Streamed as a Facebook Live event on Thursday, July 9, 2020, 6:00pm to 7:30pm EST, with an introduction to the production, the premiere of the video, and a panel discussion.

Creative team

Fred Beam, Jeffery Bowden, Michelle Banks, Nayte Paxton and Antoine Hunter.

Creative artists

Fred Beam, Shiann Cook, Samantha Figgins, Teraca Florence, Tyler Fortson, Robin Galery-Todd, Jaron Gilchrist, Wade Green, Antoine Hunter, Noah James, Jay Jempson, Elbert Joseph, Tara Miles, Brandy Mimms, Natasha Ofili, Ameena Patterson, Nayte Paxton, Trina Redman, Tanisha Russell, Christopher Smith, WaWa Snipe, Michael Spady, Rosa Lee Timm, Bianca Ware and Niesha Washington-Shepard.

Panel discussion

Joseph Hill, Ph.D., Angela McCaskill Griffin, Ph.D., Carolyn McCaskill, Ph.D., Aarron Loggins and Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke.