National Black Theater Founder Barbara Ann Teer Dies at 71
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Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, founder and CEO of the National Black Theater, passed away on Sunday, July 20. She was 71.
Teer founded the National Black Theater in 1968, and remained at the head of the organization until her death. According to the National Black Theater’s website, “Her commitment was to maintain and perpetuate the richness and beauty inherent in the form, feeling and cultural traditions of African-American lifestyle.”
Teer appeared on Broadway in Where’s Daddy (1966) and Kwamina (1961), and won a 1965 Drama Desk Award for her performance in Home Movies.
Condolences to NBT and the Teer family can be made by signing the guest book on the NBT website, www.nationalblacktheatre.org.
