Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:22 am | Updated: 5:55 pm, Thu Feb 24, 2011.
To remember playwrite August Wilson and celebrate Black History Month, the Atlantic City Police Athletic League is hosting its annual black history program.
The 17th annual program will remember Wilson, the two-time Pultizer Prize winner, by highlighting scenes from his 10 play series "The Pittsburg Cycle".
The show, which first opened Wednesday night, is free and begins at 5:30 p.m. both Thursday and Friday in the athletic league building located at 250 N. New York Ave.
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