A backstage tradition that's been going on for years took center stage amongst the youngest cast members of Broadway's 'The Lion King' in honor of Black History Month.
"Every day in the month of February that they are in the theater, they must give me a Black history fact," said 'The Lion King' actor Bonita Hamilton.Hamilton challenges each group of young actors who play the show's cubs to learn about important Black historical figures each February.
"And in the climate that we're in now, they're trying to erase our history," Hamilton said. "And our history is important." "Make sure you've got details that maybe you didn't know about, especially, but something that's not common knowledge, something different," 10-year-old Ava Harris said. "Someone who's in the background that still did something very amazing."Hamilton says she gets a lot of joy out of making sure kids dig deeper into history, and it leaves an impression. Past young actors reach out to participate again.
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