
"LOUD AND STILL HOPING FOR CHANGE"
I was recently interviewed by columnist, journalist and filmmaker Michael Winship for COMMON DREAMS magazine. We discussed my career and...

GREAT NEWS: New York Times, May 4, 2020. The List of Pulitzer Prize Winners.
Congratulations to Anthony Davis. I am very proud and honored to have been a part of this project, and to have brought further light to...

Good News!!!
I am being honored at the 15th Annual National Black Writers Conference later this month. And, boy, am I going to be included in some...
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
I was driving home on the New Jersey Turnpike not long ago, listening to WBGO Jazz 88, allowing my mind to wander a bit, when the news...

BOOK-SIGNING!! Richard Wesley's New Book! "IT'S ALWAYS LOUD IN THE BALCONY" - FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Hi Everybody, I will be appearing at the New York University Bookstore on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, for a discussion of my latest...

A THOUGHT FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In 1900, during a period in American history when Italian and Irish immigrants were regularly excoriated in the press as "invaders" and...

WHO CAN TELL THE STORY?
There is a minimum of fifty-three Afro-American newspapers and online news sites in the United States today. The newspapers are spread...

2 Playwrights Talking!!
Hi Everybody: On Thursday, November 21st, I will join playwright, William "Electric" Black after the performance of his newest play, THE...

IT"S ALWAYS LOUD IN THE BALCONY
I am happy to announce the publication of my newest book, "IT'S ALWAYS LOUD IN THE BALCONY: A Life in Black Theater, From Harlem to...

LA TIMES REVIEW - CENTRAL PARK FIVE at the LONG BEACH OPERA
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-central-park-five-opera-review-20190617-story.html