“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…
Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and
passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Terrance Ballard – “Bamboozled” (No copyright Infridgement intended)
FRED BENJAMIN Dancer ~ Choreographer { September 8, 1944 – December 14, 2013 } By Dale Ricardo Shields Fred Benjamin was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1944. He began dancing at age four at the Elma Lewis’ School of Fine Arts in Roxbury, Massachusetts. When the MacArthur Foundation initiated its “Genius” grants, Ms. Lewis was among the first …
VINNIE BAGWELL by Dale Ricardo Shields “Vinnie Bagwell was born in Yonkers, New York, and grew up in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County. She displayed a remarkable gift for drawing at an early age and developed a passion for painting in high school. A Morgan …
CHUCK COOPER “Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.” By Dale Ricardo Shields Chuck Cooper was born on November 8, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of Ohio University, Chuck Cooper is a Tony award-winning veteran of ten Broadway plays and musicals, his career spans over a thirty-year period as an actor and …
OLE Musical FILM FESTIVAL – Stormy Weather/Keep Punching/A Day at the Races/Hellzapoppin’ NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED (Educational purposes only) Stormy Weather in color – The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway | Colorized with DeOldify Licensed to YouTube by AdRev for Rights Holder; BMI – Broadcast Music Inc., SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutor, ASCAP, Warner Chappell, …
VENIDA EVANS By Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 7 “Baby, it’s a roller coaster ride… but I’m having a lot of fun…!” Venida Evans (born September 2, 1947) is an American television, film, stage, and commercial actress. Evans is perhaps best known to audiences for her role as “The …
