Pura Fé Pura Fé Crescioni MUSICIAN / SINGER / COMPOSER / ACTIVIST by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Pura Fé is a celebrated singer-songwriter, musician, and Indigenous activist of Tuscarora and Taino heritage. She is best known for her soulful fusion of Native American ancestral music with Deep South blues, often performed on a lap-steel slide …
Antone Pagán Actor*Director*Producer*Writer by Dale Ricardo Shields Antone Pagán was raised in Harlem, New York. He has been a member of the famed Actors Studio since the late 1980s and was recently appointed to the studio’s membership committee. He listed among his Actors Studio mentors, Paul Calderon, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Harvey Keitel, Elizabeth …
_________________FAITH _____________________RINGGOLD Internationally Celebrated Artist Mixed Media Sculptor, Writer, Lecturer, and Activist. Born: October 8, 1930, Harlem, New York, NY Died: April 13, 2024 (age 93 years) “I guess I had fun doing it, but it has hard memories for me.“ – Faith Ringgold by Kailee Elizabeth Cross Edited and Revised by Dale …
FANNIE LOU HAMER A powerful voice for Civil Rights and Economic Justice “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” ✨ National Women’s History Month. “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and leader in …
