Black Girl From a White Suburbtraces Tania Richard’s ‘double consciousness’

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Original Load Date Sept. 23, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 23, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
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About halfway through Tania Richard’s engaging solo show at American Blues Theater, _Black Girl From a White Suburb_ , I had a moment of connection I hadn’t expected. Richard talks about how her high school history teacher—a walking museum of microaggressions—had her class break into sides to debate...