Category : Performance

The Voice of Gospel and Healing in the Mississippi Delta Fannie Bell Chapman, born Fannie Bell Norman in 1900, was a revered gospel singer, faith...

Huddie William Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, was born around January 20, 1888, on a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana. His life was a tapestry of...

Walter Brown “Brownie” McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter whose intricate...

Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician whose vibrant harmonica...

A Trailblazing Force in Black Music and the Harlem Renaissance Born Lena Douglas in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1885, Nora Holt demonstrated exceptional musical talent...

A Pioneer of Electric Blues T-Bone Walker, born Aaron Thibeaux Walker on May 28, 1910, in Linden, Texas, is widely regarded as one of the...

Johnny “Guitar” Watson was an influential American musician, singer, and songwriter whose career spanned several decades and musical genres. Known for his electrifying guitar skills,...

Godfrey Cambridge was a remarkable African American actor and comedian whose talent left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. Born on February 26, 1933,...

Judy Lenteen Pace, born on June 15, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, is a pioneering American actress whose career spans over six decades, marked by...

A Trailblazing African American Actor James Edwards was a groundbreaking figure in the history of American cinema, whose contributions to the entertainment industry are often...