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Black experience dramatized by Suzan-Lori Parks Feb. 15-17
02-15-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Award-winning American playwright and screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks will speak at MIT on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.; one of her plays will be performed Feb. 15-17.
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