Kamilah Forbes | |
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Member of the National Council on the Arts | |
Assumed office February 2022 | |
Nominated by | Joe Biden |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Lee Greenwood |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Alma mater | Howard University |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Employer | Apollo Theater (2016–present) |
Kamilah Forbes is an American curator, producer, and director. She created and directed the Hip Hop Theater Festival from 2000 to 2016. She has held directing roles for television and theater productions such as Holler if Ya Hear Me, The Wiz Live!, and the 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Forbes was named executive producer of the Apollo Theater in 2016.[1]