Category: Professor

Dale Ricardo Shields

DALE  RICARDO  SHIELDS Artistic Practitioner and Archivist/ Scholar Theatrical Director, Educator, Historian, and Artistic Activist  Dale Ricardo Shields is a highly accomplished African American actor, director, producer, and educator with a distinguished career in theatre and academia. He is recognized for his profound impact on the lives of his students and his unwavering dedication to …

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STAN BROWN

STAN   BROWN                                         “As an acting student and then later as a professional actor, I discovered that growing in my ability to give and receive love was essential to my growth and development as an …

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Louis Johnson

LOUIS  JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor   Legendary Artist A pioneering American dancer and choreographer whose career seamlessly integrated ballet, modern dance, Broadway, and film. He is widely recognized as a trailblazer for Black dancers in the mid-20th century.   by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10   Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March …

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DUCHESS HARRIS, PhD, JD

MIRIAM (Duchess) HARRIS   by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS  “I wouldn’t trade nothing for my journey now.“   Dr. Harris is an Associate Professor of American Studies at Macalester College. She joined the faculty in 1998 and has expertise in 20th-century political history, feminist theory, and race and the law. “Special Assistant to the Provost for …

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John Hope Franklin

John  Hope  Franklin American historian, Educator, and Civil Rights Activist [1915-2009] 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 …

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