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Beth Turner on the Winter/Spring 2026 Final Issue cover
Final Commemorative Issue

Winter/Spring 2026 · Vol. 30, No. 4

  • Beth Turner's Black Masks: 40 Years Come and Gone
    by Melda Beaty
  • Ben Guillory: The Robey Theatre Company's Tall Tree
    by Yvonne Farrow
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Black Theatre Makers

The Best of the Best Collection I

As Black Masks streamlines its archives, these back issues are available at special discount rates. Complete your collection or focus on a topic that moves you. Each order includes a complimentary copy of the 20th Anniversary issue featuring publisher Beth Turner.

James Earl Jones on the cover of Vol. 3, No. 9
Vol. 3, No. 9
  • James Earl Jones: Triumphant Again
    by Caroline Jackson
  • Charles McClennahan: Designers' Advocate
    by Veona Thomas
August Wilson on the cover of Vol. 11, No. 6
Vol. 11, No. 6
  • August Wilson: A Blues Journey to Broadway
    by Beth Turner
  • Stage One Bolsters Bermuda's Black Theatre
    by Rawle Frederick
Ossie Davis on the cover of Vol. 14, No. 1
Vol. 14, No. 1
  • Ossie Davis: A Man for All Seasons
    by Claude D. Grant
  • How to Write Collaboratively and Remain Speaking
    by Martha J. Thomas
Anthony Mackie on the cover of Vol. 14, No. 6
Vol. 14, No. 6
  • Anthony Mackie: Juilliard and Now the World
    by Erica Dolland
  • The Last Frontier: Best Actress Academy Award
    by Keli L. Goff
Cicely Tyson on the cover of Vol. 15, No. 2
Vol. 15, No. 2
  • The Enduring Integrity and Beauty of Cicely Tyson
    by Jeanette Toomer
  • NAACP Awards Honor Our Black Image Makers
    by April Turner
Ruben Santiago-Hudson on the cover of Vol. 17, No. 2
Vol. 17, No. 2
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson: Defying the Odds
    by Von H. Washington
  • St. Louis Black Rep's Shakespearean Debut
    by Kenya Vaughn
Larry Leon Hamlin on the cover of Vol. 18, No. 3
Vol. 18, No. 3
  • Larry Leon Hamlin: From Footlights to Fame
    by Robin Barksdale
  • A Marvtastic Life
    by Woodie King Jr.
  • Something Truly Marvtastic
    by perri gaffney
Ruth Carter on the cover of Vol. 20, No. 4
Vol. 20, No. 4
  • Ruth Carter: Beyond the "Seams"
    by Jamantha Williams Watson
  • Eyes on Broadway: Upstate New York Theatres Grapple with Diversity
    by Kelundra Smith
Suzan-Lori Parks on the cover of Vol. 29, No. 2
Vol. 29, No. 2
  • Suzan-Lori Parks: Multi-Genre Powerhouse
  • Vinie Burrows: An Enduring Legacy
Tonya Pinkins on the cover of Vol. 30, No. 2
Vol. 30, No. 2
  • Tonya Pinkins: Gusto, Resilience, Perseverance
    by Nathaniel G. Nesmith
  • Michael Dinwiddie: Ain't No Mountain High…
    by Kathryn Ervin
Beth Turner on the cover of Vol. 16, No. 6
Bonus Issue Vol. 16, No. 6
  • Beth Turner on Center Stage
    by Niamani Mutima
  • Ed Smith: A Man for All Seasons
    by Jerry Cleveland

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