NPR: Urban Bush Women https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1112140217 Urban Bush Women en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:24:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Urban Bush Women https://www.npr.org/tags/1112140217/urban-bush-women Dancer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, of Urban Bush Women, wins prestigious Gish Award Jawole Willa Jo Zollar created one of the first major ensembles composed solely of African-American female dancers. She's just won one of the largest cash prizes in the arts. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:36:52 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/07/18/1112133099/jawole-willa-jo-zollar-urban-bush-women-gish-prize https://www.npr.org/2022/07/18/1112133099/jawole-willa-jo-zollar-urban-bush-women-gish-prize

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar created one of the first major ensembles composed solely of African-American female dancers. She's just won one of the largest cash prizes in the arts.

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