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  • Alumnus Tyrone Phillips returns to campus as director of Theatre's 'The Royale'

    Feb 23, 2023 8:00 am by Mariana SedaCultural Exploration
    movie poster-style graphic advertising 'The Royale' shows a pair of early 20th century era boxing gloves

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    • movie poster-style graphic advertising 'The Royale' shows a pair of early 20th century era boxing gloves

    For Tyrone Phillips, telling this story about a great boxer, based on Jack Johnson in 1905, is as much about shedding light on one of America's greatest athletes as it is an act of antiracism today.