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,...
Oscar Micheaux: "The Czar of Black Hollywood"
Oscar Micheaux was the quintessential self-made man. Novelist, film-maker and relentless self-promoter, Micheaux was born on a farm near...
