Alva Rogers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alva Rogers
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1959(1959-10-22)
Age	65
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Alva Rogers Biography

Alva Rogers is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on October 22, 1959 in New York, United States. Alva Rogers, born 1959, is an American playwright and composer, actor, singer, and arts educator. Her use of puppetry and dolls in interdisciplinarity work is what makes her famous. Rogers played the role of Eula Peeazant, Julie Dash’s 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. She was also a singer in the alternative rock band Band of Susans, New York City.

Rogers was seen in Julie Dash’s 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. It was set in 1902 and tells the story of a matriarchal family living during the Great Migration. Rogers’ character Eula is raped and her family are left with no choice but to investigate the raped. Beyonce’s 2016 album Lemonade was influenced by the film.

Rogers was born and raised in New York City, where she graduated with a concentration in vocal music from The High School of Music & Art. She has a Bachelor’s degree in American History from Marietta College. In 1995, she received a Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theater Writing from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 1998, she received a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Arts from Brown University, and in 2013, she received a Master of Arts in Teaching with a focus on History from Bard College.

Rogers has won grants from the Jim Henson Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting in 2004, and the Rockefeller Foundation.

Robert Colescott’s 1989 New Museum Rogers exhibition was highlighted in Black to the Future. Alva Rogers, in performance, a public program that explored the issues within Colescott’s work. Kellie Jones curated the program.

Alva Rogers Net Worth

Alva Rogers is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alva Rogers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rogers has been part of many notable artist collaborations. She was the founding member of Rodeo Caldonia from 1985 to 1989. This group of black women artists formed in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It included Chakaia Bucher, Sandye Wilson, and Lorna Simpson. She co-wrote a series radio plays with Lisa Jones, also a Rodeo Caldonia member, entitled Aunt Aida’s hand (1989), Stained (1991) and Ethnic Cleansing (933)–for New American Radio, National Public Radio. Greg Tate moderated a panel discussion in 2015 with Rogers, Lisa Jones and Lisa Jones on Rodeo Caldonia’s 2011 film Brooklyn Boheme.

Rogers played Doris Witherspoon, an HBCU student in Spike Lee’s 1988 film School Daze. This was an early film, and many of the actors and crew were African American. The film starred Lawrence Fishburne and Giancarlo Eposito as well as Ossie Davis, Kadeem Hardison, Kadeem Hardison, Ossie Davies, Ossie Campbell, Tisha Campbell, Tisha Cameron, Ossie, Tisha Campbell, and Ossie.

Rogers appeared on the cover of Essence Magazine’s beauty issue in January

1993. She has been photographed by photographer Lyle Ashton Harris and Dawoud Bey.

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Alva Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alva Rogers celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.