In 1971, San Leandro was named one of the most racist suburbs in America. Congressional hearings were held. The next year, 8-year-old Brian Copeland and his African-American family moved in. The longest-running solo show in Bay Area history, Not a Genuine Black Man is a hilarious and poignant autobiographical story about Copeland's childhood, based on his best-selling book of the same name. The engaging one-man show is an insightful look at Bay Area history and the ways in which our upbringings make us who we are.
Presented by Berkeley Repertory Theatre
