October 5, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Rodney Allen Rippy Rodney is a child actor who appeared in TV commercials for the fast-food chain Jack in the Box
September 10, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Sistas Who Rocked The Met Vol. 1 An internationally acclaimed opera and concert singer, Mattiwilda Dobbs has a voice often compared to the
September 6, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Opera Is Funky Too! Sissieretta Jones aka Black Patti (1869-1933) was a pioneer of Black operatic singing, and she paved the way
September 4, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt established herself in film, theater, cabaret, music and on television. By the time she
August 27, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks What If The Tea Party Was Black? Stickin’ It To The Man, just like we used to do back in the day…
August 24, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Curator's Notes‚ Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Marlon Wayans’ as Richard Pryor? Comic actor Marlon Wayans’ next screen role could turn out to be portraying a real-life comedy
August 8, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Rosalind Cash Rosalind Cash was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on December 31, 1938. As a young
August 7, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks The Movie Poster Art of Sidney Poitier Born in 1927, Sidney Poitier grew up in the small village of Cat Island, Bahamas. His
June 8, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Juanita Moore Juanita Moore started her acting career in the early ’50s, a time during which very few
May 10, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Ms. Lena Lena Horne, whose striking beauty and magnetic sex appeal often overshadowed her talent and artistry, was
April 24, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Marpessa Dawn Marpessa Dawn was directed by Marcel Camus and based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and
April 20, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Dorothy Height – They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore Dorothy Height marched alongside Martin Luther King and led the National Council of Negro Women for 40
April 18, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Vonetta McGee Without question, one of the most breathtaking beauties to emerge out of the 70’s “Blaxploitation” era was actress
April 18, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Judy Pace Some would argue that if there was one actress that threatened Pam Grier’s reign as America’s Black glamour
April 18, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Ms. Pam Grier “She’s the Godmother of them all…The Baddest One-Chick Hit Squad that ever hit town!” So promised
April 18, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Crazy, Sexy, Kool Calvin Lockhart Many Black actors have been faced with difficult choices and obstacles. The Bahamas-born Calvin Lockhart, who
April 17, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Benjamin Hooks – A Real Maverick Mr. Hooks told Ebony magazine soon after he became the association’s executive director in 1977. “The
March 14, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Funk My Soul Sista ToFunky met Alex Hafner in January of this year and to my delight Alex is
January 9, 2010 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks John Solie The Museum of UnCut Funk celebrates the movie poster art of John Solie. John’s legendary skill