I For Color

Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype‏ by Sean Smith

iforcolor — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:33:17 +0000

Tweet Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype

By Sean Smith

Editied information, additional photo and film/television research by Dale Shields‏

The Mammy archetype is one of the most notable Black stereotypes and caricatures which exist in (Black) American culture.

The Mammy, generally . . . → Read More: Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype‏ by Sean Smith

EUGENE LEE

iforcolor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:07:00 +0000

Tweet Eugene Lee Actor ~ Director ~ Writer By Dale Ricardo Shields Born in his maternal grandparent’s house in North Brunswick, New Jersey at 2 in the afternoon with the help of the local midwife on July 16th, 1953. The local midwife unwrapped the chord from around his neck and started him . . . → Read More: EUGENE LEE

ABDEL SALAAM

iforcolor — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:24:04 +0000

Tweet ABDEL SALAAM Executive Artistic Director/Choreographer Forces of Nature Dance Theatre By Dale Ricardo Shields

“My spirit is exalted through Art and the world of Dance! Dance and the Divine are One!”

Born in Harlem in 1950, Mr. Salaam began his artistic training at the age of five with . . . → Read More: ABDEL SALAAM

Kathy A. Perkins

iforcolor — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:58:13 +0000

Tweet Kathy A. Perkins

Emeritus Faculty — Lighting Design/MA and PhD Faculty

MFA, University of Michigan USAA 829

Specialties: Africa/African Diaspora Theatre, Women of Color, Lighting Design

Perkins is the editor of Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (1989), Black South African Women: An Anthology of . . . → Read More: Kathy A. Perkins

Carla Earle

iforcolor — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:57:18 +0000

*~Carla Earle~*

____”I stopped telling God about my problems, and started telling my problems, about God!”____

By Dale Ricardo Shields

~Creative Director, Choreographer, Dancer and Stunt woman~

“My life is way too peaceful at this very moment and if your’s isn’t, I’ll pray for you. . . . → Read More: Carla Earle

100 Greatest Male R&B/Soul Vocalists.

iforcolor — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:46:32 +0000

Tweet 100 Greatest Male R&B/Soul Vocalists. 1. Jackie Wilson 2. Roy Hamilton 3. Clyde McPhatter 4. Sam Cooke 5. Marvin Gaye 6. Tony Williams (Platters) 7. Solomon Burke 8. Levi Stubbs (Four Tops) 9. Little Willie John 10. Al Green 11. Smokey Robinson 12. Luther . . . → Read More: 100 Greatest Male R&B/Soul Vocalists.

‎100 Greatest “Female” R&B/Soul Vocalists.

iforcolor — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:03:10 +0000

Tweet ‎100 Greatest Female R&B/Soul Vocalists 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Dinah Washington 3. Etta James 4. Ruth Brown 5. Mavis Staples 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Big Maybelle 8. Patti LaBelle 9. Darlene Love 10. LaVern Baker 11. Whitney Houston 12. Doris Duke 13. Roberta Flack 14. Mary Wells 15. . . . → Read More: ‎100 Greatest “Female” R&B/Soul Vocalists.

Renee Matthews Jackson

iforcolor — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:55:51 +0000

Tweet RENEE MATTHEWS JACKSON “...and sometimes it takes the bitter ale of life to make my breeze as sweet as jasmine.” ~Renee Matthews Jackson~

Renee Matthews-Jackson, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She made her theatrical debut in 1987 in Joseph Walker’s classic, The River Niger at the world famous, . . . → Read More: Renee Matthews Jackson

Esai Morales

iforcolor — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:30:13 +0000

ESAI MORALES “Difficulties may challenge mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true children of the most highs.” - The Urantia Book

A self-proclaimed activist, Esai Morales has freely given of his time to assist with many charitable organizations and environmental causes. He was founding board . . . → Read More: Esai Morales

The Shields Brothers Gospel Quartet

iforcolor — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:05:25 +0000

THE SHIELDS BROTHERS by Dale Ricardo Shields “There is a silence into which the world can not intrude. There is an ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost. There is a sense of holiness in you the thought of sin has never touched. All this today you . . . → Read More: The Shields Brothers Gospel Quartet