Branden Jacobs-Jenkins American playwright Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 20, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Quick Facts Born: December 29, 1984, Washington, D.C., U.S. (Show more) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (born December 29, 1984, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American playwright best known for his plays that deal with matters of identity and history, including race and family legacies. In 2024 his play Appropriate won three Tony Awards, including best revival of a play. Jacobs-Jenkins’s mother, Patricia Jacobs, was one of the first Black women to graduate from Harvard Law School and later ran a microfilm company. His father, Benjamin Jenkins, was a dentist for the Maryland prison system. Jacobs-Jenkins’s parents were not married, and his father did not live with the rest of the family at their ...(100 of 1090 words)

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