Exploring the Lincoln Center Neighborhood and Denzel Washington’s Fordham Roots
In a walking tour on July 27, students and staff explored the area surrounding Fordham…
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Denzel Washington Takes on Macbeth, Reflects on Fordham Roots
In November, when The New York Times published its list of “The 25 Greatest Actors…
Tribute: How Georgia L. McMurray Expanded Support for New York City’s Children, Families
On April 10, 1992, inside a packed Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden, Oprah Winfrey…
Denzel Washington Honored by Crossroads Theatre Company
Denzel Washington, FCLC ’77, received the inaugural Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Living Legends Award…
Denzel Washington Chair LaTanya Jackson on Rhythm, Playwriting, and Respect
This fall, actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson assumed her post as Fordham’s Denzel Washington Endowed Chair…
‘You Is Kind, You Is Smart, You Is Important’: Problematic Portrayals of Black Characters
In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite—a controversy sparked in 2016 when, for the second year in…
MaYaa Boateng: Out of the Comfort Zone
If there’s one thing that MaYaa Boateng, FCLC ’13, has learned from acting, it’s how…
Actor Michael Potts to Take Denzel Washington Chair
This fall, actor Michael Potts will be the eighth person to assume the Denzel Washington…
Denzel Washington and John Johnson Among 2018 Tony Award Nominees
Two Fordham Theatre alumni are up for Tony Awards this year: Denzel Washington, FCLC ’77,…
In TV Interview at Fordham, Denzel Washington Shares His Love for Acting—and Creating Opportunities for Others
Denzel Washington is back on Broadway this spring, leading what The New York Times has described as…