ROBERT HOOKS by Dale Ricardo Shields Favorite Quote: What’s Up? Favorite Color: Gray, Green Favorite Food: Fruit, Vegetables, Fish Favorite Time of Year: Fall Favorite Vacation Spot: Laguna Beach, California Born: April 18, 1937 (age 78), Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. Spouse: Lorrie Marlow (m. 2008) Children: Kevin Hooks, Eric Hooks, Christopher Carter Parents: Edward Hooks, …
Erich McMillan-McCall By Dale Ricardo Shields “There are so many unsung heroes who have the paved the way for so many of us to become the people we are today. They are the everyday people who inspire and empower us all. They are the people who may never win awards or receive any …
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry Playwright, Activist, and Author Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for A Raisin in the Sun. Her other works include The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Les Blancs. By Dale Ricardo Shields (c) All Rights Reserved …
Marcus Garvey: From Jamaican Peasant To Potent Black World Leader ~~~ by Stacy St. Hilaire Edited by Dale Shields “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey is one of the most influential Black men of all time. He emerged …
