Pura Fé MUSICIAN/SINGER/COMPOSER/ACTIVIST Pura Fé, whose name means “Pure Faith,” was born in New York City and an heir to the Tuscarora Indian Nation. She is an artist, an activist, and much more. by …
LILLIAS WHITE by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 10 Tony winner Lillias White, is known for her performances in Fela!, The Life, Romance in Hard Times, Cats, Carrie, Once on This …
JOHNNY NASH by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Johnny Nash ***** (born August 19, 1940) is an American reggae and pop music singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, “I Can See Clearly Now”. …
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti “The secret of life is to have no fear” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “Hailed as the Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan of Africa all wrapped into one, modern hip-hop …
Benjamin Banneker African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author by Dale Ricardo Shields Born: November 9, 1731, Baltimore County, MD Died: October 9, 1806, Oella, Catonsville, MD Parents Robert Banneker (father) Mary Banneky (mother) “Our nation’s …
Roy Hamilton by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS ~*****~ April 16, 1929, Leesburg, Georgia – July 20, 1969 New Rochelle, New York Roy Hamilton, during his illustrious 15-year singing career, was known by …
FREDERICK CHARLES BENJAMIN by Dale Ricardo Shields Dancer – Choreographer { September 8, 1944 – December 14, 2013 } Page 1 – 8 Fred Benjamin, an internationally known teacher of jazz dance who was also part of …
Adelle Gautier Actress, Storyteller, and Educator January 15, 1948 [ ALPHA ] – August 10, 2021 [ OMEGA ] by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 – 12 Adella Adella the Storyteller ( Adelle LeWhodatier Gautier ) was born and lived in …
Dooley Wilson By Dale Ricardo Shields Arthur “Dooley” Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) American actor, singer, and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, Casablanca; in the film, …
RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Writer, Director, and Performer by Dale Ricardo Shields RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Tony, Drama Desk, and Obie Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson is the director of the recent Tony Award-winning Broadway …
The Little Rock Nine They Only Wanted To Go To School… Thelma Mothershed, Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jefferson Thomas, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Carlotta Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray. By Dale Ricardo Shields …
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.
The Little Rock Nine 🌟The Scottsboro Boys🌟 Benjamin Banneker🌟Leigh Whipper🌟 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.”
Pura Fé MUSICIAN/SINGER/COMPOSER/ACTIVIST Pura Fé, whose name means “Pure Faith,” was born in New York City and an heir to the Tuscarora Indian Nation. She is an artist, an activist, and much more. by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS ~Singer, songwriter, musician, poet, artist, dancer, actor, teacher, and activist.~ This “Renaissance woman” is the founding member …
Emmett Louis Till by Dale Ricardo Shields A Muddy Path and Bloody River of Research… A Forever Murderous Undertow of Lies, Racism, and Murder… Page 1 – 20 Emmett Louis Till ( Born – July 25, …
LILLIAS WHITE by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 10 Tony winner Lillias White, is known for her performances in Fela!, The Life, Romance in Hard Times, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago. “Lillias White is a singer who makes the …
JOHNNY NASH by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Johnny Nash ***** (born August 19, 1940) is an American reggae and pop music singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, “I Can See Clearly Now”. He was one of the first non-Jamaican singers to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica. “Born John Lester Nash …
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti “The secret of life is to have no fear” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “Hailed as the Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan of Africa all wrapped into one, modern hip-hop wouldn’t exist without Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the late Afrobeat star.” “I refuse to live my life in fear…” Fela Aníkúlápó …
Benjamin Banneker African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author by Dale Ricardo Shields Born: November 9, 1731, Baltimore County, MD Died: October 9, 1806, Oella, Catonsville, MD Parents Robert Banneker (father) Mary Banneky (mother) “Our nation’s capital would not be the same if it wasn’t for Benjamin Banneker, the Black architect hired by George Washington, the …
