The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop Foundation
Before his death, Silvera was actively engaged in the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s and called on all of his associates in the theater and film world to support the efforts of Black Americans during this watershed in American history. In 1973 Morgan Freeman, director/actress Billie Allen, and journalist Clayton Riley honored Silvera and his efforts to support African-American actors and playwrights by co-founding the Frank Silvera Writer's Workshop Foundation, Inc.
The organization still sponsors promising African-American playwrights. In 2005 the workshop was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg.
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