Black History - George Hawkins

Art tells the story of people . . . inspired by the African American theatre movement and frustrated by the lack of roles for black actors, George Hawkins sought to tell a different story. In 1976, Hawkins started the Black Ensemble Company, which would later become the Ensemble Theatre Now the oldest and largest African American theatre in the Southwest, it continues to provide a creative outlet for the black community in Houston, preserving Hawkins? legacy.