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Birthday Greetings Zadie Adeline Smith 1 min read

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Birthday Greetings Zadie Adeline Smith

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🎂Zadie Adeline Smith, born October 25, 1975  in London, England, is an British novelist, essayist, and writer who has won in multiple awards for her best... Read More

Birthday Greetings John Ridley 1 min read

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Birthday Greetings John Ridley

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

John Ridley IV, born October 1, 1965, is an American screenwriter, director, novelist, and show runner best know for the film “12 Year a Slave”,... Read More

Remembering Gwendolyn Ifill’s Birthday 1 min read

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Remembering Gwendolyn Ifill’s Birthday

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Gwendolyn L. Ifill, born September 29, 1955, was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author who became the first African-American woman to host a nationally... Read More

Greetings on your Birthday Will Smith 1 min read

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Greetings on your Birthday Will Smith

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Will Smith (Aka Willard Carroll Smith Jr.) born September 25, 1968, is an actor, rapper, and film producer, is known for roles in movies “Independence... Read More

Birthday Greetings to Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. 1 min read

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Birthday Greetings to Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr.

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., born September 16, 1950, is a literary critic, professor, historian, filmmaker and public intellectual. In 2014, he was the recipient of a Peabody... Read More

Actress Cicely Louise Tyson’s Higher Ground 6 min read

• African-American history
• Film

Actress Cicely Louise Tyson’s Higher Ground

Theda Palmer Saxton PhD 5 years ago

Ms. Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) We waited in long lines — along streets and avenues in the village of... Read More

Billie Holiday, neé Eleanor Gough McKay Podcast 1 min read

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• Jazz
• Music
• Podcast

Billie Holiday, neé Eleanor Gough McKay Podcast

Ronald Bunn 5 years ago

The times are changing and ROUTES, A Guide to African-American Culture just published it’s first podcast episode. We have been documenting the strides of African-Americans... Read More

The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One 11 min read

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• Politics
• Theatre

The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One

Theda Palmer Saxton PhD 5 years ago

A sweet and salty narrative from the honest heart of a Black woman who has known the soul of Harlem and New York for nearly 60 years.... Read More