The Womack Brothers [ The Valentinos ] Friendly Womack, patriarch of the Womack Brothers. He sang with The Shields Brothers in the 1960s and 1970s. (“The Valentinos (also known as The Womack Brothers), was …
Mary Seymour Actress – Director – Playwright – Singer CEO of Barnett Group International ( All Media Entertainment Company ) by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Mary graduated from Suffolk Community College Selden Campus, Alpha Zeta …
with Stan Brown, Amy Jo Phillips, Natasha Williams, and Eldric Bashful. I’ll Fly Away In the film, Stan appeared in Robby Benson’s Modern Love, Doug Liman’s directorial debut, Getting In, and …
VINIE BURROWS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Born – Vinie Harrison November 15, 1924 – December 27, 2023 [ “I guess it’s like a DNA. Hard to describe, and identify, but I feel …
Page 2 -10 All I can say is “HALLELUJAH!” About Sandra… I am spirit-driven, passionate about my craft, feel blessed, and highly favored, ” chosen ” for the talents that I’ve expressed for at least …
Henry O. Flipper Second Lieutenant 10th Cavalry Division March 21, 1856-April 26, 1940 “Born into slavery, Henry O. Flipper fought his way through prejudice and isolation to become the first African-American graduate of the …
“Her work challenges preconceptions of Black identity, exposing social inequalities and racial tensions in America with bold colors and vivid imagery. She is widely recognized for her painted story quilts combining personal narratives, history, and …
Page 2 – 5 American Idol Debra Byrd was the vocal coach for the Top Thirty finalists on the first American Idol television show. She was also one of the background singers for Idols Live! …
Fannie Lou Hamer Risked Her Life for the Right to Vote Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist, suffered unspeakable violence and intimidation at the hands of white supremacists and police. Her response: to elevate …
SAMUEL LÉGITIMUS, “BEING A BLACK ARTIST IN PARIS” SAMUEL LEGITIMUS “Being a Black artist in Paris” directed by Pierre Cissé – Tranche de vie (Outre-Mer 1st – May 12, 2017) In the Légitimus family, Samuel …
Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby (1905-1999) served as vice principal of girls at Little Rock Central High School during the Little Rock crisis of 1957. As a dedicated teacher, Huckaby spent the year of the crisis …
KARAMU HOUSE { In 1974 – 75 Karamu House alums, Lauren Boxley, Debra Byrd, Reyno Crayton, Wayne Elbert, Jean Ford, Dale Ricardo Shields, Janice Marie Singleton, Gina Taylor, and Robyn Trussel all left Cleveland, Ohio for …
Page 2 – 20 Emmett “Everyone who knew Till described him as a responsible and funny person.” Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25th, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the only …
As America reckons with generations of racial injustice, and destroyed hidden history… the stories that we will preserve, present, and honor are the very things that will hopefully foster world empathy, change lives and ensure that our next generations of Americans have a different and positive view of themselves and their neighbors.
I must be a motivating catalyst, an actor for justice, an director of change, and an artist of choice.
Marcus GraveyThe Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music🌟
Black American Soldiers in the Civil War 🌟
Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype 🌟
🌟THE SHIELDS BROTHER
Kevin A. Williams/WAK (Artist)
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas…
The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people.
To make them understand life, the world, and themselves more completely.”
Imamu Amiri Baraka
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“We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children, and, if necessary, bone by bone.”
The Womack Brothers [ The Valentinos ] Friendly Womack, patriarch of the Womack Brothers. He sang with The Shields Brothers in the 1960s and 1970s. (“The Valentinos (also known as The Womack Brothers), was a Cleveland, Ohio-based family R&B group, mainly famous for launching the careers of brothers Bobby Womack and Cecil Womack, the …
Mary Seymour Actress – Director – Playwright – Singer CEO of Barnett Group International ( All Media Entertainment Company ) by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Mary graduated from Suffolk Community College Selden Campus, Alpha Zeta Nu Chapter/Phi Theta Kappa/ Highest Honors with an Associate of Science Degree. While attending SCCC Mary majored in Theatre Arts …
with Stan Brown, Amy Jo Phillips, Natasha Williams, and Eldric Bashful. I’ll Fly Away In the film, Stan appeared in Robby Benson’s Modern Love, Doug Liman’s directorial debut, Getting In, and the gay cult hit, Almost Normal. < Filmography 2016 Memoir · as Omni 2015 The …
VINIE BURROWS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Born – Vinie Harrison November 15, 1924 – December 27, 2023 [ “I guess it’s like a DNA. Hard to describe, and identify, but I feel it’s there. I think it’s there in all artists. And maybe the art of living is the richest art form.” …
Page 2 -10 All I can say is “HALLELUJAH!” About Sandra… I am spirit-driven, passionate about my craft, feel blessed, and highly favored, ” chosen ” for the talents that I’ve expressed for at least five decades… From being a South Carolina farm girl/migrant worker, field hollerer, to church choir, “Chitlin’ Circuit”, onto to theater, …