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Oscar Brown Brought African-American Daily Life into Focus 6 min read

• Poetry
• Theatre

Oscar Brown Brought African-American Daily Life into Focus

Ron Scott 4 years ago

Through the 20th century and into the 21st century, a string of African-American male singers have graced stages throughout the United States — singing the... Read More

Happy Birthday Renaissance Man and Media Master Gordon Parks 2 min read

• Media

Happy Birthday Renaissance Man and Media Master Gordon Parks

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🍾Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, born November 30, 1912, was known as a photojournalist. However, he also wrote books on photography, memoirs and fiction. In... Read More

Birthday Greetings Unbought and Unbossed Shirley Chisholm! 2 min read

• Politics

Birthday Greetings Unbought and Unbossed Shirley Chisholm!

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🎂Shirley Anita (St. Hill) Chisholm, born November 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York contributed to our society as an educator, politician and activist. A woman... Read More

Jump for Joy It’s Billy Strayhorn’s Birthday 3 min read

• Music

Jump for Joy It’s Billy Strayhorn’s Birthday

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾 Billy Strayhorn was born on November 29, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio. He was a composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger celebrated for his unforgettable collaborations with... Read More

Happy Birthday Keep the Faith Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 2 min read

• Politics

Happy Birthday Keep the Faith Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🎂We commemorate the birthday of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., who was born November 29, 1908 in Connecticut, but moved when very young to Harlem with... Read More

Baby, Baby, It’s Berry Gordy’s Birthday 2 min read

• Music

Baby, Baby, It’s Berry Gordy’s Birthday

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🍾Berry Gordy, born November 28, 1929, is best known as the founder of Motown Records. A proud native son of Detroit, Berry (actually Berry III)... Read More

Birthday Greetings Unchained Melodic Heart Etta Jones 2 min read

• Music

Birthday Greetings Unchained Melodic Heart Etta Jones

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Etta Jones, born November 25 in Aiken, South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, was a jazz singer. Her understated bluesy soulful sound gave her the ability to... Read More

Birthday Greetings Jimi Are You Experienced Hendrix 3 min read

• Music

Birthday Greetings Jimi Are You Experienced Hendrix

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾James Marshall Hendrix (Aka Jimi Hendrix), born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, was an electric guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although he couldn’t read... Read More