Hazel Scott: The First Black Woman To Have Her Own TV Show
She was called the “Darling of Café Society” back in 1939 when New York City was alive with the sounds of swing. A sexy siren sitting...
Evelyn Preer: The First Lady of the Screen
Evelyn Preer, one of the first African American silent screen actresses to transition into sound Hollywood films, was born on July 21,...
Paul R. Williams: Trailblazing "Architect to the Stars" Who Helped Shaped Los Angeles
Born in Los Angeles on February 18, 1894, Paul R. Williams grew up with the city; his parents had migrated west from Tennessee. Orphaned...
Euzhan Palcy, First Black Woman to Direct a Major Hollywood Film
The only woman who directed Marlon Brando Her first feature, “Sugar Cane Alley” (1983) won over 17 international awards including the...
Nina Mae Mckinney "The Black Garbo"
Nina Mae McKinney [1912-1967] In Europe McKinney was nicknamed the “Black Garbo,” because of her striking beauty. In December 1932, she...
Black Actress Dorothy Jean Dandridge (1922-1965)
Dorothy Jean Dandridge was a black actress and singer; Dandridge was also the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award...
Actress and Critic Blanche Dunn
Blanche Dunn was born in the West Indies in 1911. At the age of 15, Dunn came to New York City. By 1927, she had attracted the attention...
"Negro Es Mi Color" ("Black Is My Color") - An Original Mexican Film (1951)
The racial musical melodrama is about a light-skinned Mexican woman with dark-skinned parents who "passes as "white." It is a Mexican...
Actress Gail Fisher
I've been watching the third season of Mannix on DVD. I liked this show as a kid, I was especially fond of Mannix' secretary Peggy played...
Afro-Cuban Painter/Actress Lilli Bernard
Afro-Cuban Painter/Actress Lilli Bernard - Born in Cuba, Bernard's family moved to Japan where Bernard studied the arts. Later, she moved...
