Camilla Ella Williams
Ella Williams was born on this date in 1919. She was a Black operatic soprano. Camilla Ella Williams was born in Danville, Virginia, to Fannie...
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Maria P. Williams
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A Pioneer in African American Film Production Maria P. Williams, a prominent figure in the early 20th-century African American film industry, made significant contributions as...
Queen Sylvia Embry
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Queen Sylvia Embry was a prominent figure in the Chicago blues scene during the 1970s and 1980s. Her journey in the music industry was characterized...
The True Story of Erroll Garner, the First Artist to Sue a Major Label and Win
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It’s not at all unusual for artists to engage in creative or financial differences with their record labels, but only a few end up in...
Memphis Minnie
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Memphis Minnie, born Lizzie Douglas, was a pioneering blues musician and singer who made a significant impact on the genre during the early to mid-20th...
William Edmondson
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William Edmondson (1874 or 1875 – 1951) was an African-American folk artist and sculptor from Nashville, Tennessee. He is notable for being the first African-American...
White Supremacy Tried to Kill Jazz. The Music Triumphed.
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Dodging violent attacks by racist and drunken “fans,” resisting pressure from drug-peddling bosses, and inhaling smoke for hours in dank clubs comprised the “common plight”...
Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Barnes, Jr
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Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Barnes, Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an African-American painter, well known for his unique style of elongation and...
Dick Gregory
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A Legacy of Comedy, Activism, and Inspiration Richard Claxton Gregory, known to the world as Dick Gregory, was a multifaceted individual whose impact on American...
Sophia Stewart
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The writer of the Terminator and Matrix movies Child prodigy, prolific writer, poet, and creative genius are just a few of the terms used to...