Leigh Whipper by Dale Shields Leigh Rollin Whipper The first Black member of Actors Equity Association. The founder of the Negro Actors Guild. The Negro Division the Hollywood Victory Committee. * Born in (1876) Charleston, South Carolina * Died (1975) New York City, New York. …
John Hope Franklin 1915-2009 Archived by Dale Ricardo Shields “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey;” ― John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009) was an …
_____________________________________JUNETEENTH DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now …
Erich McMillan-McCall A Broadway veteran and champion of African American Theater Erich McMillan-McCall is a multifaceted figure with a successful career spanning Broadway and leadership in the non-profit performing arts sector. He is recognized for his contributions to musical theatre as a performer and for his dedication to supporting and …
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry Playwright, Activist, and Author Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for A Raisin in the Sun. Her other works include The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and Les Blancs. Brilliant and Radical! By Dale Ricardo Shields (c) …
