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Fences - Fences was written by August Wilson in 1987 and was about a married Black couple struggling with race relations in the 1950s. The play originally starred James Earl Jones. Denzel Washington starred in the revival in 2010 and plans to direct the movie. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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A Raisin in the Sun - A Raisin in the Sun was written by Loraine Hansberry and tells the story of a Black family in Chicago struggling with finances and racism in the '50s. The original play starred Sidney Poiter, Ruby Dee and Lou Gosset Jr. and a new version in 2008 starred P. Diddy and Phylicia Rashad. (Photo: REUTERS/Jeff Christensen /Landov)

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Ruined - Although Ruined is about The Congo, it was written by African-American writer, Lynn Nottage. The play tells the story of women in Africa who deal with war, rape and poverty. Ruined received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2009.  (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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The Mountaintop - Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson played a hotel maid and Martin Luther King Jr.  in The Mountaintop. The play provided a fictional account of MLK's last day before his murder. (Joseph Marzullo/Wenn.com)

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Stick Fly - Stick Fly was produced by singer Alicia Keys and featured actor Mekhi Phifer. The movie told the story of two brothers, their family and their girlfiends during a trip to Martha's Vineyard. (Photo: Courtesy of Stick Fly Broadway)

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Topdog/Underdog - Topdog/Underdog tells the story of two African-American brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who hustle to survive and deal with racism poverty and gambling addicitons. The play has featured actors such as Don Cheadle, Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright. (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

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Blues for Mr. Charlie - Blues for Mr. Charlie was written by legendary Black writer James Baldwin and was dedicated to Medgar Evars and the girls who lost their lives in a Birmingham bombing. The play was loosely inspired by the story of Emmett Till. (Photo: Dial Press)

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Black Nativity - Black Nativity was written by prominent Black writer Langston Hughes and retold the story of the birth of Jesus with an entirely Black cast featuring traditional African-American spirituals and hymns. The play is set to be a movie starring Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett. (Photo: Langston Hughes)

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The Gospel at Colonus - The Gospel at Colonus is based on the epic Greek tragedy Oedipus at Colonus, with a Black Pentacostal minister as Oedipus. The play has featured the singing group The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Morgan Freeman. (Photo: Lee Breuer)

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Platanos and Collard Greens - The relationships between African-Americans and Latinos is the focus of the play Platanos and Collard Greens. The play is a love story that tells that tale of two college students, one Dominican and one African-American. (Photo: Courtesy of Platanos And Collard Greens)

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Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Legendary playwright August Wilson has written several plays, including Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The play told the story of a Black family andThe Great Migration at the turn of the 20th Century. The play originally featured Delroy Lindo and Angela Bassett. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuff - Ntozake Shange's 1975 play For Colored Girls... is a series of monologues by African-American women dealing with their struggles of sexism, abuse, abortion, rape and murder. The play has featured Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield. (Photo: Bantam Books)