In this episode of The Revolución, singer, actor and writer Damon Evans shares details about his life. He tells cohosts Linda Lane Gonzaléz, Diego Lastra, Kathryn Garcia Castro, and Court Stroud about attending the March on Washington when he was just a teenager, about his television work, including portraying Alex Haley in "Roots: The Next Generation" and working on the hit sitcom "The Jeffersons." The Baltimore native recounts working with Raúl Julia and Irene Cara in "Via Galactica" on Broadway, as well as the difficulties he encountered as a Black gay man in the entertainment field in the 1970s and 80s.
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Music: The band P-G-M for the use of its song "April" as The Revolución theme
Editing: A special thanks to Anthony Mendoza our freelance audio editor. You can find him on Fiverr.com @thonymendoza
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