Brian Copeland, “Not a Genuine Black Man” (Union City)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Sunday March 22nd, 2026

2pm

Doors open at 1pm

James Logan High School Performing Arts Center

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In 1971, The National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing called San Leandro, California a ‘racist bastion of white supremacy’. Newsweek magazine came to town. CBS aired a one hour television documentary. The US Commission on Civil Rights conducted hearing. And then, we moved to town. So begins Brian Copeland’s solo play Not a Genuine Black Man. In this evening of laughter, tears and sociology, Copeland takes us through his upbringing as one of the only African Americans in a town that doesn’t want his family there. It is an exploration of how our surroundings make us who we are that has become the longest running solo show in San Francisco theatrical history.

RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES 14 YEARS AND UP

Show contains scenes of virulent racism, adult language, and domestic violence.

Learn more:

https://youtu.be/opdbMDIZNyY?si=ZgMbkaXeTAR3wQbf

https://briancopeland.com/bio/

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