She is 60 years old and celebrated the 50th year reunion of her integrating the school in 2010. The Norman Rockwell painting was entitled: “The Problem we all Live With”. Bridges thought the people were shouting for Marti Gras, not in protest of her integrating the school. All the white kids were pulled out of […]
Read more "Ruby Bridges"She started in science at age 8 building projects from The Boys First Book of Electronics.
Read more "Valerie Thomas"Joe Pantoliano also played Guido in “Risky Business”. Paula Patton and Terrance J are actors and producers of the film. French Montana plays himself. Brandy has a cameo as a diva. Queen Latifah is an executive producer of the film. Lauren London, Terrance J, and Brandy all appeared in the television show “The Game” and […]
Read more "The Perfect Match"She is 76 years old. She won her first Grammy at 71. She was born and raised in Chicago. Sam Cooke, Mahalia Jackson, Lou Rawls, and Curtis Mayfield were her neighbors. She always travels with her sister Yvonne. “Pops” Staples first name is Roebuck. She wrote “freedom songs” . She performed at Newport Folk Festival […]
Read more "Mavis Staples"If you like it you pay, if you don’t like it you pay anyway. The mantra by the owners. POTUS probably has bitches. Hilary probably has a side chick. White people love to say awesome. Tyga, Eve, Nicki Minaj, Common and of course Ice Cube are all in the movie. Ice Cube contributes to the […]
Read more "Barbershop The Next Cut"He converted to the National of Islam in 1963 but kept it a secret until after he won the heavyweight crown. He threw his Olympic Gold medal into a river after he was refused services at a soda fountain. He was banned from boxing and stripped of his title for 4 years after his conviction […]
Read more "Muhammad Ali"Born Reginald Westly Forte, sunrise 3/31/49, Birmingham, Alabama, suset, 2/18/97, San Jose, California. His maternal step-grandmother survived the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. He and his older brother, Sherwin Forte, also a founding member of the B.P.P., met Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in high school. He attended Oakland Tech High School. In 1967 he […]
Read more "Reggie Forte Hashtag Black Panthers At 50"Brad Pitt is an executive producer. I had no idea Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. smoked cigarettes. The actors playing Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Bayard Rustin were superb. Sammy Davis Jr. and Harry Belafonte were but two celebrities participating in the walk as seen in archival footage in the film. There was little difference in […]
Read more "Selma"Bessie Smith and her mentor, Ma Rainey were bisexuals. The director/writer/filmmaker was an intern at Frameline who produced the film in collaboration with HBO. Both Bessie and Ma Rainey were cross-dressers. The movie took 22 years to make. Benny Goodman recorded with Bessie. Queen Latifah portrayed Bessie and Mo’Nique portrayed Ma Rainey. Dee Rees’ mentor […]
Read more "Bessie"Sunrise 1/7/1891 Nostasulga, Alabama, sunset 1/28/60 in Florida. She was a PK, preacher’s kid. She grew up in Eatonville, Florida, an all-black town. She worked as a maid and a singer. During her life she had 4 novels published, most notably Their Eyes Were Watching God, and 50 short stories, plays, and essays. She lied […]
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