performing arts

headshot in black and white of Bob "B.J." Johnson
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Archival Collections Document the Black Arts Movement in 20th-century Pittsburgh
Papers from B.J. Johnson — a teacher and dancer who was integral in founding Pitt's Department of Africana Studies — and from the Kuntu Theatre and its founder, Vernell Lillie, shed light on the performing arts community of Pittsburgh.