Ain’t No Mo’ is Broadway’s Most Important New Play

What if, in an effort to end racism in America, the U.S. government gave every Black citizen descended from slaves a one-way ticket to Africa? This question is at the center of Ain’t No Mo’, the formidable new play starring and written by 27-year-old Jordan E. Cooper that made its Broadway premiere on December 1. Directed by Obie winner Stevie Walker-Webb and produced by Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels, the production is a searing—and uproarious—examination of the turbulent experience that is being Black in America today. The opening scene takes place on November 4, 2008, the day Barack Obama was… Read Full Article