American actress, opera singer, director, and playwright
Hazel Joan Bryant (September 8, 1939 – November 7, 1983) was an American actress, opera singer, director, and playwright.[1] She founded the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in 1969 and served as the executive director until 1983.[2] Bryant died from a heart attack at her home in Manhattan at the age of 44, shortly after speaking at the United Nations.[3]
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