Guest Column: ‘The arts are not a side note — they are a foundation’
Lawrence Blackwell
Lawrence Blackwell is director of youth-engagement programs for Memphis Music Initiative. An actor, director, playwright and theater professor, he has developed more than 50 performance pieces while also serving on the boards of Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group and the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.
“If Memphis is serious about its future, we need to stop treating arts education like an afterthought.”
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