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[EVENTS] "Martin Luther King Day activities" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
First two events listed are "The Mountaintop" and "Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180111/martin-luther-king-day-activities

[PREVIEW] "Martin Luther King’s last night dramatized in ‘The Mountaintop’" - Charlotte Florida Weekly
https://charlottecounty.floridaweekly.com/articles/martin-luther-kings-last-night-dramatized-in-the-mountaintop/

[PREVIEW] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe brings audiences to ‘The Mountaintop’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20180109/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-brings-audiences-to-the-mountaintop

[NEWS] "Michael Mendez’s Star Continues to Rise at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe" - Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2017/12/27/michael-mendez-westocast-black-theatre-troupe

[NEWS] "2017 was a busy year on the arts beat" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20180101/2017-was-busy-year-on-arts-beat

[NEWS] "WBTT presents tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-presents-tribute-dr-martin-luther-king-jr

[NEWS] "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents 'The Mountaintop'" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-presents-mountaintop

[EVENTS] "Now playing: Arts listings for the week of Dec. 28" - Ticket Magazine
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20171226/now-playing-arts-listings-for-week-of-dec-28

[NEWS] "Embracing Our Differences Recognized by Division of Cultural Affairs" - SRQ Daily
Announcing grant also received by WBTT
http://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2017-12-26/7540_Embracing-Our-Differences-Recognized-by-Division-of-Cultural-Affairs

[NEWS] "Texas audiences find groove with Westcoast troupe’s ‘Motown Christmas’" - Thomas Becnel, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20171220/texas-audiences-find-groove-with-westcoast-troupes-motown-christmas

[TV] "Good Morning Suncoast 12.14.2017" - ABC 7
JoAnna Ford was interviewed live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tzgw_Nb-RE

[TV] "A Motown Christmas on Suncoast View 12.19.2017" - ABC 7
WBTT artists perform "Heard it Through the Grapevine"
http://www.mysuncoast.com/entertainment/a-special-performance-from-westcoast-black-theatre-s-a-motown/article_4e50014a-e583-11e7-b3a5-83aaacc89981.html

[TV] "Millennial Fresh Brings Holiday Laughs, and Teaches Linda Some New Phrases!" - Suncoast View, ABC 7
http://www.mysuncoast.com/entertainment/millennial-fresh-brings-holiday-laughs-and-teaches-linda-some-new/article_faa777aa-e585-11e7-869d-af9e29504ffb.html