Obehi Janice's family struggles to understand a death their doctors can't explain.
Obehi Janice is a writer, actress, and comedian. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and has trained with Shakespeare & Company and ImprovBoston. Her essays include "To Sasha, Malia, and Bo," which appeared in Kinfolks: a journal of Black expression. She is a performer of stage and screen and can also be heard as a voice actress on radio, TV, and video games. Obehi was recently named "Boston's Best Actress" by The Improper Bostonian. Her one-woman show, FUFU & OREOS, will receive a production in February 2015 with Bridge Rep Theater of Boston.
This story originally aired on February 18, 2015.
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