Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, will receive a cash award of $250,000 for pushing the boundaries of art and contributing to social change.
Source: New York Times
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Wins Gish Prize
Published in Awards, Decorations and Honors, Black People, Content Type: Personal Profile, Dancing, Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, Urban Bush Women, Women and Girls and Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
More from Awards, Decorations and HonorsMore posts in Awards, Decorations and Honors »
More from Black PeopleMore posts in Black People »
- Mississippi’s Freedom Trail Will Now Extend All the Way to New Jersey
- How Dapper Dan, Harlem Haberdasher, Spends His Sundays
- When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
- On City Streets, Fear and Hope as Mayor Pushes to Remove Mentally Ill
- 5 New Haven Officers Charged in Paralysis of Black Man They Transported
More from Content Type: Personal ProfileMore posts in Content Type: Personal Profile »
More from DancingMore posts in Dancing »
More from Women and GirlsMore posts in Women and Girls »
- New York Philharmonic Was Once All-Male. Now, Women Outnumber Men.
- Hundreds of Women Set to Sue New York Over Prison Sex Abuse Allegations
- On Veterans Day, Memories of Driving a Sherman Tank
- Jane Gross, Sportswriter Who Opened Locker Room Doors, Dies at 75
- After Win, Hochul Confronts Challenges and Some Second-Guessing
More from Zollar, Jawole Willa JoMore posts in Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo »
Be First to Comment