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A Black Broadway actor shared his immense pride on Instagram this week after buying an historic house . Robert Hartwell, an actor and dancer who has appeared in Hello, Dolly! and Motown the Musical, posted a photo of his new home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on Thursday, showing himself smiling outside the impressive white house … Read more

Black Broadway actor buys historic house built by slaves in the 1820s – despite prejudiced seller implying he couldn’t afford it – and says he wishes his ancestors could know ‘a free black man now owns it’ Robert Hartwell, an actor and dancer who has appeared in Hello, Dolly! and Motown the Musical, posted a … Read more