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Dianna Ward: Carrying Forward the Legacy of Education

Dianna Ward

My passion has always been to be a part of the solution, whether it is activism through preserving our neighborhoods or marching in the streets.

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Red Dyke Theatre with Mickey Alberts and Frances Pici

Red Dyke Theatre with Mickey Alberts and Frances Pici

The Android Sisters, left to right: Murry Stevens, Frances Pici, and Mickey Alberts. Courtesy of Frances Pici.

Frances Pici, Mickey Alberts and three others started Red Dyke Theatre in Atlanta in 1974 with a New Year’s Eve show at their home, Tacky Towers.

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