On June 26, Audra appeared on PBS NewsHour in a segment calling for racial equality on Broadway.

Audra recently won “Best Actor in a Play on Broadway” in the inaugural Antonyo Awards for her role in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Of the Awards Audra tells PBS that there’s a desire and want to “be together and celebrate in any way that we can…we can celebrate and we can rally to make change.”

PBS also highlighted Black Theatre United, an organization in which Audra is a founding member. Describing the mission of BTU, Audra notes, “there’s not a lot of black stage managers, in wardrobe, on the crew, in casting offices…so many of us are oftentimes the only one in the room… [we need] to give ourselves a greater voice and then at the same time concentrate on what we can do to change the theatrical landscape.”

To watch the full segment on PBS, click here.