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American Black Journal
‘Ruby - The Musical’ brings a gripping story of racial injustice to Detroit's Music Hall
The true, scandalous story of Ruby McCollum is the focus of “Ruby - The Musical,” an original production presented in Detroit by the Michigan Chronicle and The Knight Foundation. The play’s co-creator/director Nate Jacobs and Hiram Jackson, CEO of Michigan Chronicle’s parent company Real Times Media, talk with Stephen Henderson about bringing the untold Black story to the stage.
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