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Rodney Allen Rippy

Rodney is a child actor who appeared in TV commercials for the fast-food chain Jack in the Box in the early 1970s, as well as in numerous

October 5, 2010 No Comments

Sistas Who Rocked The Met Vol. 1

An internationally acclaimed opera and concert singer, Mattiwilda Dobbs has a voice often compared to the clear and resonant sound of a bell and she

September 10, 2010 1 Comment

Opera Is Funky Too!

Sissieretta Jones aka Black Patti (1869-1933) was a pioneer of Black operatic singing, and she paved the way for a long list of black opera singers to follow,

September 6, 2010 1 Comment

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt established herself in film, theater, cabaret, music and on television. By the time she was 20, Eartha was a featured dancer and vocalist

September 4, 2010 No Comments

What If The Tea Party Was Black?

Stickin’ It To The Man, just like we used to do back in the day…

August 27, 2010 1 Comment

Chris You Rock!!!

August 27, 2010 No Comments

Marlon Wayans’ as Richard Pryor?

Comic actor Marlon Wayans’ next screen role could turn out to be portraying a real-life comedy icon.

August 24, 2010 No Comments

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on December 31, 1938. As a young woman, she took off with only $20 in her

August 8, 2010 1 Comment

The Movie Poster Art of Sidney Poitier

Born in 1927, Sidney Poitier grew up in the small village of Cat Island, Bahamas. His father, a tomato farmer, moved the family to the

August 7, 2010 No Comments

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore started her acting career in the early ’50s, a time during which very few Black actresses were given roles of substance in major-studio

June 8, 2010 No Comments

Ms. Lena

Lena Horne, whose striking beauty and magnetic sex appeal often overshadowed her talent and artistry, was remarkably candid about the underlying reason for her success:

May 10, 2010 No Comments

Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa Dawn was directed by Marcel Camus and based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, “Orfeu Negro,” as it is called in Portuguese,

April 24, 2010 1 Comment

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 years, was known for her determination and grace as

April 20, 2010 No Comments

Vonetta McGee

Without question, one of the most breathtaking beauties to emerge out of the 70’s “Blaxploitation” era was actress Vonetta McGee. This lovely sister, born in San Francisco on

April 18, 2010 3 Comments

Judy Pace

Some would argue that if there was one actress that threatened Pam Grier’s reign as America’s Black glamour queen of the 70’s, it was the bewitching bronze

April 18, 2010 No Comments