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Terrance Ballard – “Bamboozled” (No copyright infringement intended)

“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.” 

― Alice Walker, In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens

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“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.

Black Broadway History ~ Moments*

Black Broadway History ~ Moments* A look at some important works in the history of Black theatre. By DALE RICARDO SHIELDS     Take a look at the accomplishments that African Americans have made, those stories that Black artists have created on Broadway that helped tell the American story.   Twenty landmark shows that reflect …

The Scottsboro Boys

  The Scottsboro Boys    The story of the Scottsboro Boys, the nine African American teenage boys who was falsely accused of raping two White women.   by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “No case has ever caused so much protest or outrage in the history of the United States.” SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIAL AND DEFENSE CAMPAIGN (1931–1937) …

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Dale Ricardo Shields

Dale Ricardo Shields ~ Find your own voice – Gwendolyn Brooks ~ Director, Educator, and Artistic Activist  Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/”VIV” Special Achievement Award and …

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Emmett Louis Till

Emmett  Louis  Till by Dale Ricardo Shields Emmett Louis Till, (born July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 28, 1955, Money, Mississippi), African American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement. Emmett Till. born July 25, 1941. Chicago, Illinois. died August 28, 1955   “The murder of Emmett Till in 1955 sparked a …

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Jonelle Allen

      Jonelle  Allen   By DALE RICARDO SHIELDS    “What sums me up is Eclectic and Versatile!”  “What I tell young actors is LEARN your Craft.”  “When I was seven years old, the Hallmark Hall of Fame, produced Green Pastures (directed by George Schaeffer) with William Warfield as De Lawd and Rochester as Noah, …

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Niles Fitch

Niles  Fitch ***** “Niles Fitch, an Atlanta native, follows his passion for connecting with others through stage, print, commercials, television, film, and voice-over. He loves to model, sing, dance, act, and make you laugh.  His late father (a financial advisor) and his mother (an attorney), encouraged his excitement of smiling for the camera by securing …

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SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS

SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS   by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 -10 “She succinctly underlines the three elements that are needed to do the job right – talent, talent, and more Talent… a performance to be savored and remembered.“ Los Angeles Times  Sandra Reaves-Phillips (born December 23, 1944) is an American and International actress, writer, and singer. …

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