Category: Educator

Dale Ricardo Shields – Biography

Dale Ricardo Shields  BIOGRAPHY Actor* Director* Educator* Producer* Artistic Activist BFA / MFA – Ohio University Broadway, Off-Broadway, LORT, Film, Television AEA-AFTRA/SAG-AGMA – Phi Kappa Phi    Notable distinctions include: Recipient of the 2021 Paul Robeson Award. Winner of the 2017 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. Received the 2022 Ohio University Legend Award. Appeared …

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Dale Ricardo Shields

DALE  RICARDO  SHIELDS Artistic Practitioner and Archivist/ Scholar Theatrical Director, Educator, Historian, and Artistic Activist  Professor Shields represents the powerful convergence of artistry, pedagogy, activism, and archival legacy. His work focuses on using the art, specifically theater and digital archiving, as a tool for social justice, education, and the preservation of Black cultural history.  He …

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Arthur Theodore Wilson – Actor, Playwright, Poet, Educator

ARTHUR THEODORE WILSON  July 2, 1945 – June 6, 2024 “What color is a friend when you need one?” by Dale Ricardo Shields Published Poet; Playwright; Teacher; and Co-Editor/Publisher of over thirty years of Attitude Magazine.  Mr. Wilson was born in Newark, New Jersey at the end of World War II. His early fascination and …

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VICTOR LOVE

VICTOR L. LOVE I’m finally accepting that I am right where I should be. Im grateful for my health, my family, my fur babies, the air I breathe . . .and for you. by Dale Ricardo Shields   YES,  I  CAN!  As I let go of what I think I should look like, sound like, …

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Debra Byrd

Debra  Byrd “A Powerhouse of Talent.”   Born: July 19, 1951, (Cleveland, Ohio) Died: March 5, 2024 (Los Angeles, California)   By Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 5 “For singers with vocal problems, a surefire solution is hiring one woman: Debra Byrd.“ Debra Byrd is an American actress, educator, and vocalist who has worked with …

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