Black stories are uplifted in Aurora Fox Arts Center's Gee's Bend
With book bans on the rise and educational policies seeking to restrict discussions of systemic racism, the act of preserving and telling Black stories has become more urgent than ever for local artists. "I feel like there are a lot of Black stories that are disappearing, so anytime we get to tell something from history, it's so important because no one else is going to tell them," says actor Sheryl McCallum, who plays Alice and Asia in the Aurora Fox Arts Center's production of Gee's Bend…
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With book bans on the rise and educational policies seeking to restrict discussions of systemic racism, the act of preserving and telling Black stories has become more urgent than ever for local artists. "I feel like there are a lot of Black stories that are disappearing, so anytime we get to tell something from history, it's so important because no one else is going to tell them," says actor Sheryl McCallum, who plays Alice and Asia in the Aurora Fox Arts Center's production of Gee's Bend… 
