Denzel Washington Honored by Crossroads Theatre Company
Denzel Washington, FCLC ’77, received the inaugural Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Living Legends Award…
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Denzel Washington Chair LaTanya Jackson on Rhythm, Playwriting, and Respect
This fall, actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson assumed her post as Fordham’s Denzel Washington Endowed Chair…
‘You Is Kind, You Is Smart, You Is Important’: Problematic Portrayals of Black Characters
In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite—a controversy sparked in 2016 when, for the second year in…
MaYaa Boateng: Out of the Comfort Zone
If there’s one thing that MaYaa Boateng, FCLC ’13, has learned from acting, it’s how…
Actor Michael Potts to Take Denzel Washington Chair
This fall, actor Michael Potts will be the eighth person to assume the Denzel Washington…
Denzel Washington and John Johnson Among 2018 Tony Award Nominees
Two Fordham Theatre alumni are up for Tony Awards this year: Denzel Washington, FCLC ’77,…
In TV Interview at Fordham, Denzel Washington Shares His Love for Acting—and Creating Opportunities for Others
Denzel Washington is back on Broadway this spring, leading what The New York Times has described as…
Four Oscar Nods for Fences, Starring and Directed by Denzel Washington
Fordham alumnus Denzel Washington, FCLC ’77, has received an Academy Award nomination for his starring…
Our 10 Most Viewed Posts of the Year
The beauty of our campuses, Fordham’s mission of social justice, our 175th anniversary, and the…
Stephen McKinley Henderson on Denzel-Directed “Fences”
This semester Stephen McKinley Henderson has been teaching as the Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in…