Landmark Musical Comedy 'In Dahomey' - Broadways First Black Play
On February 18, 1903, In Dahomey opened, at the New York Theater. This was a landmark American musical comedy and was "the first...
"The Wicked Pickett": Wilson Pickett (1941-2006)
Wilson Pickett was born in Prattville, Alabama. Pickett grew up singing in church choirs. He once called his mother "the baddest woman in...
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 Violinist, Composer and Professor José Silvestre White
Jose Silvestre White (1835-1918) was born in Matansas, Cuba. In 1854, White gave his first concert performing themes from Rossini’s...
Vintage Life Magazine Cover, The Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas, June 20, 1955
The Moulin Rouge Hotel was a hotel and casino located in the West Las Vegas neighborhood of Las Vegas, Nevada, that is listed on the...
"Cassius Cay" (Muhammad Ali). Photograph. May 26, 1963. New York
"Cassius Cay" (Muhammad Ali). Photograph. May 26, 1963. New York. American Heavyweight boxer, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) dress...
Aida Overton Walker: Actress, Singer, Dancer and Choreographer
Aida Overton Walker (1880–1914), actress, singer, dancer and choreographer, was arguably the most famous female African-American...
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...
101-Year Old Film Footage Found in Museum of Modern Art Collection: Earliest Known Feature Made with
The Museum of Modern Art announces the discovery of previously unidentified, 101-year-old film footage, the earliest known surviving...
African American Conductors Make History on Broadway
A watershed moment, a major milestone, recently took place on Broadway, with the orchestras of four major shows led under the batons of...
