Vy higginsen biography of barack obama
Vy higginsen biography of barack obama
Biography of barack obama president.
Vy Higginsen
American dramatist
Vy Higginsen is an American theater producer, playwright, former disc jockey, and radio and television personality.[1][2] She is the founder and executive director of the Mama Foundation for the Arts,[2][3] and the co-writer of the 1983 musical Mama, I Want to Sing!, the longest running black off-Broadway musical in American history.[4]
Early life and education
Higginsen grew up in Bronx, New York City in a musical family; her parents, sister, and grandmother all sang.
Her father was a Pentecostal minister.[2][4] When her sister, singer Doris Troy, won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater and began touring, Higginsen came along with her.[4][3] Higginsen graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology.[3]
Career
Higginsen became the first female advertising executive at Ebony magazine.[3] She later worked as a contributing e