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Sistas’ Place in Brooklyn is hosting a reading of the Douglas Turner Ward play “Day of Absence” on Monday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.
The 1965 play takes place in a fictional Southern town where all of the Black resident disappear for one day and highlights the dependence society has on African Americans while examining racism.
There will be a discussion after the reading. Admission is free.
Sistas’ Place is located at 456 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn.
