August Wilson

Your comprehensive source for the Life and Legacy of the Poet, Playwright & Screenwriter, August Wilson. #FencesMovie #MaRaineyMovie #ThePianoLesson

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

“Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone's disbelief.” - #AW

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

Thank you, @HeinzEndow! 📚

[The Heinz Endowments @HeinzEndow]

Nearly 20 years after his death, playwright August Wilson from the Hill District will be honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Photo of Mrs. Teresa Heinz and August Wilson at The 10th @heinzawards in 2003, courtesy of the Heinz Family Foundation.

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

Twenty years after his passing, August Wilson will be receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 7, 11:30am PST / 2:30pm EST. Watch it live! at https://t.co/vo1ev4z4JJ

#AugustWilson #Playwright #ThePianoLesson #Netflix #Pittsburgh #HillDistrict #DenzelWashington

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

Join the call and spread the news! Monday, Nov. 25, 7pm

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#AugustWilson #ThePianoLesson #Netflix #DenzelWashington #ToddBlack #JohnDavidWashington #MalcolmWashington #SamuelJackson #DanielleDeadwyler #RayFisher #MichaelPotts #CoreyHawkins

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Unearthed audio of Steve Bannon from 2020: “What Trump is gonna do is declare victory. That doesn’t mean he’s the winner. He’s just gonna say he’s the winner… He’s just gonna say they stole it. Trump is gonna do some crazy shit”

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

We hope you’re ready for “The Piano Lesson!” Written by August Wilson, screenplay by Virgil Williams and Malcolm Washington, who is making his directorial debut. Produced by Denzel Washington and Todd Black. Distributed by @Netflix! Thank You, @StrongBlackLead! #ThePianoLesson

[Strong Black Lead @strongblacklead]

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler star in The Piano Lesson, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by August Wilson. From director Malcolm Washington.

In select theaters this November and on Netflix November 22.

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

One of August Wilson’s offerings to the world, in the hands of the capable Malcolm Washington, son of Denzel Washington, who promised to bring all ten plays of Wilson’s to the big screen.
#AugustWilson #ThePianoLesson
#Netflix #StrongBlackLead #WilsonianWarriors #Pittsburgh

[Strong Black Lead @strongblacklead]

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler star in The Piano Lesson, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by August Wilson. From director Malcolm Washington.

In select theaters this November and on Netflix November 22.

[drgoddess.bsky.social @drgoddess]

Hey @common “In Pittsburgh / I lift words / like August Wilson,” hunh? Come on and celebrate @AugustWilson’s birthday, Sat, April 27 at the @AugustWilsonHSE! I’m his niece and the city will show you a grand time at the August Wilson Birthday Block Party! And bring Jennifer! DM ❤️

[NY Public Library @nypl]

🐻 On August 21, 1921, Christopher Robin Milne received a teddy bear for his first birthday. That bear would become the inspiration for the world-famous Winnie-the-Pooh character. The real Pooh took up residence at NYPL in 1987! Learn more:

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

As a boy I remember learning how to DAP. We always knew it came from the brothers in Vietnam. It was a message from the “Bloods”. I always think of them when I see athletes today with their handshakes. I think of the “Bloods”, especially those who never came home.

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

Indeed, it is.
Fun Fact: August Wilson touched his ear to signal love to his family members watching at home. ❤️
#AugustWilson #TonyAwards

[The Tony Awards @TheTonyAwards]

August is HIS month!

Celebrating the beginning of the month with August Wilson's acceptance speech and Fences' performance from the 1986 #TonyAwards.

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

So deserving!

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1972, Angela Davis, a prominent voice of the Black Power era and the Black Feminist Movement, was acquitted on all charges of conspiracy, murder, and kidnapping by an all-white jury. Learn more: https://t.co/FrgL6X7oE5 #APeoplesJourney

[AugustWilsonSociety @AugustWilson427]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUGUST WILSON! 🎉

We've been celebrating the life and legacy of the incredible playlist with a 7-day trivia challenge.

Submit answers below for final round ⬇️ Winner will be chosen at random and announced TONIGHT.

[Lovers of Black Theatre @luvblktheatre]

Jitney. Until Sat 30th July (Bath)

@AugustWilson JITNEY explores the fragile bond between eight men as they live, love and work in a racially segregated, post-Vietnam America.

https://t.co/tzEnfhcqRF

[August Wilson @AugustWilson]

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Poet and Playwright, August Wilson! We honor you and appreciate you for all that you gave the world. We are changed every time we experience your work.
Thank you for your life!

[Fences Movie @FencesMovie]

"Some people build fences to keep people out - and other people build fences to keep people in." Watch Fences, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. https://t.co/2KRc3MtxMz

[August Wilson House @AugustWilsonHSE]

“The text would literally wake me up,...& say: ‘Come here. Study me. Learn me.’” ~#PhyliciaRashad on #AugustWilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN. This is the life-impact of his entire catalogue. Reply w/ the AW lines that have impacted you the most. ���: https://t.co/EkYx1ye14C #FridayVibes

[Saniyya Sidney @SaniyyaSidney]

It all began with Mr. Wilson.♥️

[The Greenville News @GreenvilleNews]

In Greenville, Martin Luther King Jr. Day wasn't declared a holiday until Greenville County Council members pushed to make it one in 2006. One of those council members, Xanthene Norris, 92, is still serving on County Council. https://t.co/O2oXxe01tJ

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

While the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 established voting rights for Black men in the South, most northern states, except Maine and Vermont, still restricted the vote to white men. #VoteHistory #ANationsStory