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# I For Color

Black (DIVERSITY) Theatre and African American History

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- [EUGENE LEE](https://iforcolor.org/eugene-lee-actor-playwright/) - Eugene Lee Actor - Director - Playwright "People don’t change until they get new information. I do think that I kind of shine a light on our darkness so that they can see. I don’t mean shining a light in a negative kind of way. I
- [Thurgood Marshall: Revolutionizing the Concept of Precedence in the Supreme Court](https://iforcolor.org/thurgood-marshall-revolutionizing-the-concept-of-precedence-in-the-supreme-court/) - Thurgood Marshall
- [Lorraine Vivian Hansberry](https://iforcolor.org/hansberry-lorraine/) - Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) A groundbreaking American playwright, essayist, and civil rights activist, 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
- [Arthur Theodore Wilson - Actor, Playwright, Poet, Educator](https://iforcolor.org/arthur-theodore-wilson/) - ARTHUR THEODORE WILSON ( July 2, 1945 – June 6, 2024 ) Born in New Jersey to Elmer and Dorothy Wilson. "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
- [Lillias White](https://iforcolor.org/lillias-white/) - LILLIAS WHITE by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 - 10 Lillias White is an internationally acclaimed American actress and singer widely recognized as one of Broadway's most dynamic and powerful leading ladies. Born in 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, she has spent over four decades commanding both the stage and screen with
- [Reyno](https://iforcolor.org/reyno/) - REYNO by Dale Ricardo Shields REYNO CRAYTON His early death has left a hole in the New York's Black Theatre community heart. "We miss you, Ole Friend" Born: 8/26/52 - Cleveland, Ohio Death: 6/27/90 - Cleveland, Ohio A distinguished actor and artistic leader within the Black theatre community, recognized for
- [Ruben Santiago-Hudson](https://iforcolor.org/ruben-santiago-hudson/) - 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 revival of August Wilson’s Jitney which garnered several awards including the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League,
- [DUCHESS HARRIS, PhD, JD](https://iforcolor.org/duchess-harris-phd-jd/) - MIRIAM (Duchess) HARRIS Legal scholar, and Champion of Black Women in Democracy by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Dr. Duchess Harris is an acclaimed American scholar, author, legal expert, and the DeWitt Wallace Professor of American Studies at Macalester College. She also serves as the Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives at the institution. Dr.
- [Marc Copage](https://iforcolor.org/marc-copage/) - MARC COPAGE by Dale Ricardo Shields (born June 21, 1962) A trailblazing former child actor, best known for his role as Corey Baker on the groundbreaking NBC sitcom Julia (1968–1971). At just five years old, he became one of the first African American child stars to gain widespread popularity in a non-stereotypical role,
- [Dale Ricardo Shields - Biography](https://iforcolor.org/dale-ricardo-shields-2/) - 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
- [Robert Hooks](https://iforcolor.org/robert-hooks/) - ROBERT HOOKS Robert (Bobby Dean) Hooks by Dale Ricardo Shields Actor, Producer, and Activist Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, the Negro Ensemble Company was founded. A trailblazing American actor, producer, and "activist" who broke major color barriers in Hollywood Film, Television, and Broadway Theater during the Civil Rights and Black
- [Niles Fitch](https://iforcolor.org/niles-fitch/) - Niles Fitch ***** American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the NBC series This Is Us. by Dale Ricardo Shields "Niles Fitch, an Atlanta native, follows his passion for connecting with others through stage, print, commercials, television, film, and voice-over. He loves to model,
- [Dale Ricardo Shields](https://iforcolor.org/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
- [STAN BROWN](https://iforcolor.org/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
- [The Sugar Land 95* - SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME.](https://iforcolor.org/sugar-land-95/) - by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Honoring the lives and legacy of 95 individuals discovered in unmarked graves at a former sugar plantation and prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas. In early 2018, construction workers in Sugar Land, Texas, unearthed a forgotten cemetery containing the remains of 95 individuals in unmarked graves. These remains, collectively known
- [The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation](https://iforcolor.org/the-secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music-and-destroyed-a-generation/) - "The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and ...Destroyed a Generation" HIP HOP IS READ [ WHEN RAP - Hip Hop turned VIOLENT ] RESEARCH: by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS What is the secret meeting that changed rap music? More than two decades ago, the notion of the alleged meeting described as a “Secret
- [Debra Byrd](https://iforcolor.org/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
- [VICTOR LOVE](https://iforcolor.org/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,
- [Hattie McDaniel - (Actress)](https://iforcolor.org/hattie-mcdaniel/) - HATTIE McDANIEL 1895 - 1952 ______________________________________ By Dale Ricardo Shields All Rights Reserved - iforcolor.org "Why should I complain about making seven hundred dollars a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making seven dollars a week actually being one" A trailblazing American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian who became the first
- [Pura Fé](https://iforcolor.org/pura-fe/) - 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
- [The Central Park Five](https://iforcolor.org/the-central-park-five/) - The CENTRAL PARK FIVE by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Five young teenagers who were wrongfully convicted as teenagers for the 1989 assault and rape of a jogger in New York City. After serving between six and 13 years in prison, they were fully exonerated in 2002 when the actual perpetrator confessed and DNA evidence confirmed
- [Erich McMillan-McCall](https://iforcolor.org/erich-mcmillan-mccall/) - 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
- [House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children](https://iforcolor.org/house-of-reformation-and-instruction-for-colored-children/) - by DALE RICARDO SHIEDS - The House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, established in 1870 in Cheltenham, Maryland, was the first juvenile reformatory for Black boys in the American South. Originally intended to remove Black youth from adult prisons, it became a site of systemic abuse, forced labor, and severe neglect for decades.
- [Stephen Wiltshire - Artist](https://iforcolor.org/stephen-wiltshire-artist/) - Stephen Wiltshire "British architectural artist and autistic savant, as he is known for being able to redraw entire landscapes from memory. Stephen is an artist who was diagnosed with Autism in the 1970s ′s. His parents had helped him enroll in a special school where he could build his future. When he was young,
- [The Scottsboro Boys](https://iforcolor.org/the-scottsboro-boys/) - The Scottsboro Boys The nine African American teenagers were falsely accused of raping two White women in (1931) Alabama. by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS The Scottsboro Boys trial was one of the most famous, or infamous, cases related to race relations in the 20th century of the United States. Their true story
- [Jonelle Allen](https://iforcolor.org/jonelle-allen/) - Jonelle Allen By DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Jonelle Allen is an American actress, singer, and dancer from Harlem, New York, United States. Beginning her career in the late 1960s. Allen
- [The Little Rock Nine](https://iforcolor.org/the-little-rock-nine/) - 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 Little Rock, Arkansas September 4, 1957 The original plan was to have the nine children arrive together, but when
- [The Tougaloo Nine](https://iforcolor.org/tougaloo-nine/) - The TOUGALOO NINE by Dale Ricardo Shields [Research] Page 1 - 6 On March 27, 1961, nine Tougaloo College students walked into the segregated Jackson Public Library, sat down, and refused to leave.No weapons. No signs. Just principle and the kind of quiet courage that rewrites history.Meredith C. Anding Jr.
- [Vinnette Carroll](https://iforcolor.org/vinnette-carroll/) - VINNETTE JUSTINE CARROLL The first African-American woman to direct on Broadway and the first Black woman to receive a Tony Award nomination, for her direction of the musical revue "Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope" in 1972. "We still need Black theatre. But I think we need to show Black people just living, just trying
- [Antone Pagán](https://iforcolor.org/antone-pagan/) - 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
- [SLIM MELLO](https://iforcolor.org/slim-mello/) - Slim Mello "I wanna be ready" (I'm so blessed having amazing opportunities in my Life). I've been dreaming about this for the past 25 years. [2011] By Dale Ricardo Shields Slim Mello was born in Brazil (Salvador-Bahia). Salvador. Considered the largest Black city outside of Africa with over 80% of the people being of African-Brazilian descent.
- [The Shields Brothers Gospel Singers (Family)](https://iforcolor.org/the-shields-brothers-family/) - THE SHIELDS BROTHERS The Shields Brothers, a mainstay of Cleveland’s gospel music scene for more than seventy years. by Dale Ricardo Shields Shields Brothers Gospel Singers: In the post-World War I era, gospel music's popularity grew partly due to people like Claude Shields Sr., a quartet singer and owner of the Shields Brothers Cleaners. The
- [Terry Burrell](https://iforcolor.org/terry-burell/) - TERRY BURRELL by Dale Ricardo Shields Terry Burrell A highly regarded Trinidadian-American actress and singer celebrated for her extensive career in Broadway and regional theater. With a career spanning several decades, she has performed in numerous iconic productions, including her Broadway debut in the original cast of Eubie!. Career Highlights Broadway
- [William Edmondson - Artist](https://iforcolor.org/william-edmondson/) - William Edmondson Born: Nashville, TN 1874 Died: Nashville, TN 1951 "I was just doing the Lord’s work," "I didn’t know I was no artist until them folks come and told me I was." William Edmonson became the first African American artist whose work received a one-man show exhibit at MOMA. He frequently provided
- [Emmett Louis Till](https://iforcolor.org/emmett-louis-till-research-dale-shields/) - 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,
- [Yvonne Carter Williams](https://iforcolor.org/yvonne-c-williams/) - Dr. Yvonne Carter Williams Hampton and Esther Boswell Distinguished University Professor of Black Studies. Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., University of Connecticut; B.A., Pennsylvania State University. By Dale Ricardo Shields ~*****~ “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
- [Dooley Wilson](https://iforcolor.org/dooley-wilson/) - 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, he also performed its theme song, "As Time Goes By". Born Arthur Wilson April 3, 1886 Tyler, Texas, U.S. Died
- [Louis Johnson](https://iforcolor.org/louis-johnson-dancer-choreographer/) - 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
- [The Orangeburg Massacre](https://iforcolor.org/the-orangeburg-massacre/) - THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS "One of the deadliest yet least acknowledged acts of state violence of the Civil Rights Movement." In 1968, police opened fire on students at South Carolina State
- [Leigh Whipper](https://iforcolor.org/leigh-whipper/) - LEIGH WHIPPER by Dale Ricardo Shields Leigh Rollin Whipper A massive figure in early American performing arts, breaking racial barriers long before the Civil Rights Movement. The 1st Black member of Actors
- [Mary Seymour](https://iforcolor.org/mary-seymour/) - MARY SEYMOUR by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS An American singer, actress, and producer who first rose to prominence in the late 1970s. She is widely recognized as an original cast member of the Broadway musicals Hair, and Rasin (National Tour). Known as a vocalist for the iconic disco groups, Musique, famous for hits like
- [Fannie Lou Hamer](https://iforcolor.org/fannie-lou-hamer/) - 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
- [Faith Ringgold: The Power of Silence](https://iforcolor.org/faith-ringgold-the-power-of-silence/) - _________________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
- [The Whitman Sisters "Black Vaudeville Royalty"](https://iforcolor.org/the-whitman-sisters-black-vaudeville-royality/) - The Whitman Sisters "The Whitman Sisters were the highest-paid act on the Negro Vaudeville Circuit, Theater Owner Booking Association (Toby), and one of the longest surviving touring companies (1899-1942). From 1900 to 1943, they managed and starred in their own touring company, which served as a major incubator for future stars like Count
- [Glenda Dickerson](https://iforcolor.org/glenda-dickerson/) - Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields Glenda Dickerson Influential American theater director, folklorist, writer, and educator. The second African American woman to direct on Broadway with the 1980 musical Reggae. Professional Career & Contributions Dickerson's work focused on "womanist" adaptations of folklore and myth, particularly through ritualistic performance and reinterpreting classic works from a
- [Adelle Gautier](https://iforcolor.org/adelle-gautier/) - 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 New Orleans, Louisiana. She traveled extensively around the world ... storytelling and performing! A native New Orleanian, Adelle, known affectionately
- [Dyane Harvey-Salaam](https://iforcolor.org/dyane-harvey/) - Dyane Harvey-Salaam by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 - 8 Dyane Harvey-Salaam is a virtuoso performing artist, a founding member of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, actress, dancer, educator, choreographer, and certified Pilates teacher. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Drama/Educator and works in the entertainment industry. "I am on a high like
- [WALTER DALLAS](https://iforcolor.org/walter-dallas/) - WALTER DALLAS DIRECTOR - MUSICIAN - PHOTOGRAPHER - PLAYWRIGHT - PROFESSOR *~ September 15, 1946 - May 3, 2020 ~* By Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 - 11 In his career, Dallas was the recipient of countless awards, including an Emmy Award, an Audience Development Committee Inc. National Achievement Award for Excellence in Black Theatre,
- [John Hope Franklin](https://iforcolor.org/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
- [SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS](https://iforcolor.org/sandra-reaves-phillips/) - SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 -10 Celebrated American actress and singer who left an enduring mark on Broadway, film, and the international jazz and blues circuit. Known for her powerful, "commanding" stage presence and versatile vocal range, she was particularly acclaimed for her portrayals of legendary Black female vocalists. “She succinctly
- [Carol Sutton](https://iforcolor.org/carol-sutton/) - Carol Dickerson Sutton Actress "The Queen of New Orleans Theatre" by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 - 6 Born: December 3, 1944 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Died: December 10, 2020 (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Anacclaimed American actress of theater, film, and television, widely known as the "Queen of New Orleans theater".
- [The Civil Radical Battles of the Black American Soldier](https://iforcolor.org/the-civil-radical-battles-of-black-american-soldier-by-dale-ricardo-shields/) - The Civil Radical Wars of the Black American Soldier by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS For my Father, Brother, Uncles and Cousins... Thank you for your service. "Throughout America's history, from the Battle of Lexington to the Battle of Fallujah, Black Soldiers have honorably answered the call to duty, serving with great valor and distinction in America's
- [General Colin Luther Powell - The Political General](https://iforcolor.org/general-colin-luther-powell/) - Colin Powell The Political General by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” - Colin Luther Powell "GENERAL COLIN POWELL'S 13 RULES OF LEADERSHIP!" “Have a vision. Be demanding.” - Colin
- [Toni King](https://iforcolor.org/dr-toni-king/) - TONI KING Dr. Toni King Professor of Black and Women's Studies and Author Dr. Toni C. King is a Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and Women's Studies at Denison University. During her nearly 27 years at Denison, she also served as Associate Provost for Faculty Diversity and Director of the Center for Black
- [Chuck Cooper](https://iforcolor.org/chuck-cooper/) - CHUCK COOPER "Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe." by Dale Ricardo Shields Broadway career Cooper has appeared in over a dozen Broadway productions across various genres. His notable roles include: Tony Award-winning role For his performance as the pimp Memphis in the 1997 musical The Life. Chicago He played Billy
- [Venida Evans](https://iforcolor.org/venida-evans/) - VENIDA EVANS Television, film, stage and commercial actress. by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 7 "Baby, it's a roller coaster ride... but I'm having a lot of fun...!" Venida Evans (born September
- [Vinnie Bagwell](https://iforcolor.org/vinnie-bagwell/) - VINNIE BAGWELL by Dale Ricardo Shields "MY WORK as a sculptor is rooted in storytelling. I create representational sculptures that honor the spirit, dignity, and resilience of people whose histories have too often been silenced or ignored. Through bronze
- [Zenobia](https://iforcolor.org/zenobia/) - Z E N O B I A "How can I serve...?" ZENOBIA was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a racially mixed family. She claims Mexican, African American, Native American, Irish and Jewish ancestors,
- [The Devil’s Punchbowl](https://iforcolor.org/devilspunchbowl/) - THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL by Dale Ricardo Shields "The Devil’s Punchbowl is a place located in Natchez, Mississippi where during the Civil War; authorities forced tens of thousands of freed slaves to live in concentration camps. Westbrook adds that “The Union army did not allow them to remove the bodies from the camp. They just gave
- [Louis Reyes Rivera](https://iforcolor.org/louis-reyes-rivera/) - “I’m one of those people who had to learn history, our history, the hard way on my own. And in the process, I devoted myself to confronting those missing pages from the textbooks about me, about us. Consequently, I’m the clean up man who knows where all the dirt is and pull[s] it out.” ―
- [ALDE LEWIS](https://iforcolor.org/alde-lewis/) - ALDE LEWIS Actor ~ Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Alde Lewis, Jr., began his career as a modern dancer with Dianne McIntyre’s Sounds in Motion Dance Company in New York City. He credits the late tap veteran Charles “Honi” Coles for inspiring him to become a tap dancer after
- [Samuel Légitimus](https://iforcolor.org/samuel-legitimus/) - _______________________Samuel Légitimus By Dale Ricardo Shields "Samuel Légitimus (born in Paris on March 28, 1965 ) is the son of television producer Hégésippe Légitimus, known as "Gésip". His mother is the journalist Noema Thomassine (better known in the West Indies under the signature of "Noema"). He is the grandson of Darling Légitimus and cousin
- [Lady Peachena](https://iforcolor.org/lady-peachena/) - Gospel, Broadway and Grammy Award-winning Singer - Songwriter Lady Peachena By Dale Ricardo Shields A dedicated educator, Lady Peachena has earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree from The College of Mt. St. Vincent (1999), a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree from New School University. In 2017, she graduated from
- [The Mammy Archetype‏: A Black Maiden Syndrome](https://iforcolor.org/mammyarchetype/) - Media Depictions of the Mammy Archetype by Dale Ricardo Shields‏ "Women of Color were often kept from the polls through a variety of tactics. They faced racial and ethnic discrimination and were often discouraged from voting ... These women not only faced discrimination and violence on the basis of their race, but they faced discrimination
- [FRED BENJAMIN](https://iforcolor.org/fred-benjamin-dance/) - FREDERICK CHARLES BENJAMIN by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 - 8 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 the creative wave of young Black modern-dance choreographers who came to prominence in the 1970s.
- [Stanley Wayne Mathis](https://iforcolor.org/stanley-wayne-mathis/) - Stanley Wayne Mathis by Dale Ricardo Shields "I read somewhere many years ago while working on the West Coast (The Jelly's Last Jam workshop at The Mark Taper Forum) "Fame is what others give you. Success is what you give yourself." - Stanley Wayne Mathis Stanley Wayne Mathis has directed and
- [Madam Sul-Te-Wan](https://iforcolor.org/madam-sul-te-wan/) - Madam Sul-Te-Wan Prominent Black Actress During Silent Film Era by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS The mysteriously named Madame Sul-Te-Wan was the first Black actress to land a Hollywood studio contract. Madame Sul-Te-Wan (Nellie Conley) - (1873-1959), was one of the most prominent Black actresses during the silent film era. "Nellie Wan, a Black vaudeville actress from Louisville
- [Fela Kuti](https://iforcolor.org/fela-kuti/) - 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
- [Carla Earle](https://iforcolor.org/carla-earle/) - Carla Earle By Dale Ricardo Shields "I stopped telling God about my problems and started to tell my problems about God." "Make your vision so clear that your fears become irrelevant." ~ Creative Director, Choreographer, Dancer and Stunt woman~ "My life is way too peaceful at this very moment and if yours isn't, I'll pray for
- [Benjamin Banneker](https://iforcolor.org/benjamin-banneker/) - Benjamin Banneker African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author by Dale Ricardo Shields "The color of the skin is in no way connected with the strength of the mind or intellectual powers." A self-taught mathematician and astronomer, Benjamin Banneker was probably the most accomplished African American of America's colonial period. Born: November 9, 1731, Baltimore
- [Shirley Taylor](https://iforcolor.org/shirley-taylor/) - SHIRLEY TAYLOR By Dale Ricardo Shields "Born and raised in New York City, Shirley C. Taylor started her professional journey as an arts administrator at the New York Foundation for the Arts and has since built a career leading a variety of arts and cultural education programs throughout New York City: Associate Director for Visual
- [Roy Hamilton - Singer](https://iforcolor.org/roy-hamilton-singer/) - Roy Hamilton The Golden Boy of Song 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 many nicknames: Mr. Rock and Soul, The Gentle Giant, and, most notably, The Golden Boy
- [VINIE BURROWS](https://iforcolor.org/vinie-burrows-2024/) - VINIE BURROWS by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Born - Vinie Harrison November 15, 1924 - December 27, 2023 [ "I guess it’s like a DNA. Hard to describe, and identify, but I feel it’s there. I think it’s there in all artists. And maybe the art of living is the richest art form."
- [Johnny Nash](https://iforcolor.org/johnny-nash/) - 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
- [BLACK HISTORY](https://iforcolor.org/black-history/) - A Dale Shields Research Collaboration < My Smilebox Creation [For Educational resources only] BLACK HISTORY The first Africans as slave labor are introduced in America. A Dutch trader exchanges his cargo of 20 Africans for food in Jamestown Virginia, in August of 1619. It is believed that these Africans were sold into conditions
- [ABDEL SALAAM](https://iforcolor.org/abdel-salaam/) - ABDEL SALAAM Executive Artistic Director/Choreographer Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Artistic Director at Dance Africa New York, New York by Dale Ricardo Shields “My spirit is exalted through Art and the world of Dance! Dance and the Divine are One!” Peace and Blessings Family, 41 years ago, Forces Of
- [Earl Billings](https://iforcolor.org/earl-billings/) - EARL BILLINGS By Dale Ricardo Shields "I once sat down to a Tea Party with a four-year-old girl and got an Acting lesson. I played with a ball of string with a kitten and learned focus. I sat at a bus stop and listen to an old man talk and learned to listen. I've
- [Lynnie Godfrey](https://iforcolor.org/lynnie-godfrey/) - Lynnie Godfrey By Dale Ricardo Shields Ms. Godfrey received a Drama Desk Nomination for her Broadway debut in the Musical Revue EUBIE!. She received the Dramalogue and NAACP Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress for her portrayal in NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY. She received the AUDELCO Award for Outstanding
- [Anthony Johns](https://iforcolor.org/anthony-johns-model/) - Anthony Johns Model / Actor By Dale Ricardo Shields ~ iforcolor - August 2012 “Inner beauty to me is something that does not get old or wrinkle nor sick. Your spirit represents the beauty of loyal, good character and spiritual connection which shines through the outer." "Come and get a dose To bless
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- [Vickilyn Reynolds](https://iforcolor.org/vickilyn-reynolds/) - VICKILYN REYNOLDS by Dale Ricardo Shields Vickilyn Reynolds was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She first appeared on television in 1987 on Kate & Allie, the following year (1988) she had appeared in two films, Crossing Delancey and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. She also appeared on American Dreams in the episode "Beyond the Wire". She
- [In MEMORIAL](https://iforcolor.org/in-memorial-2018/) - A Candle For You ~ {BLACK THEATRE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES} Rest in peace***** 🙏 IN MEMORIAM ~ A ~ 🌹Loretta AbbottAlvin AileyLamar AlfordBetty AllenGuy AllenCecil AlonzoKeith AmosCarl AndersonMaya AngelouMary AnthonyWilbur ArchieClaudia AsburyNick AshfordCholly AtkinsJoe AttlesCharles Harrison Avery Ethel Ayler ~ B ~ 🌷 Lauren BacallCarl BaileyPearl BaileyEarl Baker Kaye BallardAmiri Baraka Thea Nerissa BarnesNate BarnettClyde
- [Mariama Whyte](https://iforcolor.org/mariama-whyte/) - Mariama Whyte By Dale Ricardo Shields "I believe we are all artists. We have the ability to transform ourselves, create our lives, and
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- [Marcus Garvey: From Jamaican Peasant To Potent Black World Leader By Stacy St. Hilaire](https://iforcolor.org/marcus-garvey-from-jamaica-to-the-world-by-stacy-st-hilaire/) - Marcus Garvey: From Jamaican Peasant To Potent Black World Leader ~~~ by Stacy St. Hilaire Edited by Dale Shields "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey is one of the most influential Black men of all time. He emerged in
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- [Frank Espada -  Documentary Photographer and Civil Rights Activist](https://iforcolor.org/frank-espada-puerto-rican-documentary-photographer-and-civil-rights-activist/) - ~Frank Espada~ Documentary Photographer and Civil Rights Activist “We need to raise some holy hell,” he wrote to us. “For we have landed at the bottom and have stayed there.” ________________________________________________ "I Will Follow You Silent" I will follow you forever, quiet and fugitive among dark streets ground by nostalgia, or over stars smiling with
- [Dr. Nefretete Rasheed](https://iforcolor.org/nefretete-rasheed/) - Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D Artist of Interdisciplinary Arts, Theatre, Dance, Poetry. By Arthur T. Wilson "Every day is Graduation" Dr. Nefretete Rasheed * Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D., a graduate of New York University, is an educator, writer, and therapist. She is also the Education and Clinical Director for Aspirations, Inc., an organization she founded that promotes teaching and
- [Kathy A. Perkins](https://iforcolor.org/kathy-a-perkins/) - Kathy A. Perkins Emeritus Faculty — Lighting Design/MA and Ph.D. Faculty University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) 1978 Theatre - Lighting Design [MFA] Howard University (Washington, D.C.) 1976 Drama {BFA] USAA 829 Specialties: Africa/African Diaspora Theatre, Women of Color, Lighting Design PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN (Representative Listing) St. Louis Black Repertory Company - Artistic Director: Ron
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- [Lynne Thigpen ](https://iforcolor.org/lynne-thigpen/) - Lynne Thigpen "Cherlynne Theresa "Lynne" Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American stage and television actress, best known for her role as "The Chief" in the various Carmen Sandiego television series. Thigpen was born in Joliet, Illinois. Thigpen moved to New York City in 1971 to begin her career as
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- [Esai Morales](https://iforcolor.org/esai-morales/) - ESAI MORALES "Difficulties may challenge mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true children of the most highs." - The Urantia Book A self-proclaimed activist, Esai Morales has freely given of his time to assist with many charitable organizations and environmental causes. He was founding board member of E.C.O. (Earth
- [Watts Riot of Los Angeles, 1965 by Irivin Ward](https://iforcolor.org/watts-riot-of-los-angeles-1965-irivin-ward/) - Watts Riot of Los Angeles (1965) By Irivin Ward Prior to the Watts Riot, in Los Angeles and other parts of the country, Black men were viewed as threatening figures and people who committed crimes. Although segregation was over it was a “open secret” that police officers were to keep people (Blacks) in
- [Dorothy Layne McIntyre - Pilot](https://iforcolor.org/dorothy-layne-mcintyre-pilot/) - Dorothy Layne McIntyre enrolled in West Virginia State College where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She was accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program offered by the college where she received a pilot's license from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1940, becoming one of the first black licensed pilots among American
- [Mahalia Jackson - Singer](https://iforcolor.org/mahalia-jackson-singer/) - Mahalia Jackson Written By Raven Campbell Born: October 26, 1911 as Mahala Jackson, later changed to Mahalia Jackson in 1931. Mahalia was the third child to John A. Jackson, a barber and preacher, and Charity Clark. Mahalia Jackson grew up in a shotgun home shared by 13 people. Raised by her Aunt Duke after her
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- [‎100 Greatest "Female" R&B/Soul Vocalists. ](https://iforcolor.org/‎100-greatest-female-rbsoul-vocalists/) - ‎100 Greatest Female R&B/Soul Vocalists 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Dinah Washington 3. Etta James 4. Ruth Brown 5. Mavis Staples 6. Minnie Riperton 7. Big Maybelle 8. Patti LaBelle 9. Darlene Love 10. LaVern Baker 11. Whitney Houston 12. Doris Duke 13. Roberta Flack 14. Mary Wells 15. Tina
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- [Jean Genet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jean-genet/)
- [Charles Gordone](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-gordone/)
- [Micki Grant](https://iforcolor.org/tag/micki-grant/)
- [Andre De Shields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/andre-de-shields/)
- [Geoffrey Holder](https://iforcolor.org/tag/geoffrey-holder/)
- [Ntozake Shange](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ntozake-shange/)
- [Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/brian-stokes-mitchell/)
- [Savion Glover](https://iforcolor.org/tag/savion-glover/)
- [Gregory Hines](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gregory-hines/)
- [Cicely Tyson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cicely-tyson/)
- [Tarell Alvin McCraney](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tarell-alvin-mccraney/)
- [Jeremy Pope](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jeremy-pope/)
- [Adrienne Warren](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adrienne-warren/)
- [Billy Porter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/billy-porter/)
- [Noble Sissle](https://iforcolor.org/tag/noble-sissle/)
- [Eubie Blake](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eubie-blake/)
- [Renée Elise Goldsberry](https://iforcolor.org/tag/renee-elise-goldsberry/)
- [Roger Robinson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/roger-robinson/)
- [LisaGay Hamilton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lisagay-hamilton/)
- [Lydia R. Diamond](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lydia-r-diamond/)
- [Freda Payne](https://iforcolor.org/tag/freda-payne/)
- [Karole Foreman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/karole-foreman/)
- [Scotch Ellis Loring](https://iforcolor.org/tag/scotch-ellis-loring/)
- [Keith David](https://iforcolor.org/tag/keith-david/)
- [Linda Twine](https://iforcolor.org/tag/linda-twine/)
- [Leilani Jones](https://iforcolor.org/tag/leilani-jones/)
- [Obba Babatundé](https://iforcolor.org/tag/obba-babatunde/)
- [Peggy Ann Blow](https://iforcolor.org/tag/peggy-ann-blow/)
- [Robert Fleming](https://iforcolor.org/tag/robert-fleming/)
- [Tonya Pinkins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tonya-pinkins/)
- [Phyllis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/phyllis/)
- [Phylliss Bailey Brooks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/phylliss-bailey-brooks/)
- [Stanley Wayne Mathis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/stanley-wayne-mathis/)
- [Mary Bond Davis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mary-bond-davis/)
- [Mekhi Phifer](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mekhi-phifer/)
- [Elain Graham](https://iforcolor.org/tag/elain-graham/)
- [Zora Neale Hurston](https://iforcolor.org/tag/zora-neale-hurston/)
- [Halle Berry](https://iforcolor.org/tag/halle-berry/)
- [Charles Weldon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-weldon/)
- [ERIC LENOX ABRAMS](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eric-lenox-abrams/)
- [BRANDON J. DIRDEN](https://iforcolor.org/tag/brandon-j-dirden/)
- [JASON DIRDEN](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jason-dirden/)
- [ALEXIS HOLT](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alexis-holt/)
- [MANDI MASDEN](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mandi-masden/)
- [ROSLYN RUFF](https://iforcolor.org/tag/roslyn-ruff/)
- [Harvy Blanks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/harvy-blanks/)
- [Anthony Chisholm](https://iforcolor.org/tag/anthony-chisholm/)
- [André Holland](https://iforcolor.org/tag/andre-holland/)
- [Carra Patterson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carra-patterson/)
- [Michael Potts](https://iforcolor.org/tag/michael-potts/)
- [Keith Randolph Smith](https://iforcolor.org/tag/keith-randolph-smith/)
- [Ray Anthony Thomas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ray-anthony-thomas/)
- [John Douglas Thompson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/john-douglas-thompson/)
- [Stephen McKinley Henderson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/stephen-mckinley-henderson/)
- [Ebony Jo-Ann](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ebony-jo-ann/)
- [Paul Benjamin](https://iforcolor.org/tag/paul-benjamin/)
- [Regina Taylor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/regina-taylor/)
- [Bill Sims Jr.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-sims-jr/)
- [Carl Gordon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carl-gordon/)
- [Erich McMillian McCall](https://iforcolor.org/tag/erich-mcmillian-mccall/)
- [Eugene Lee](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eugene-lee/)
- [Lyndon B. Johnson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lyndon-b-johnson/)
- [Judy Tate](https://iforcolor.org/tag/judy-tate/)
- [Oprah Winfrey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/oprah-winfrey/)
- [The Women of Brewster Place](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-women-of-brewster-place/)
- [Ed De Shae](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ed-de-shae/)
- [EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS](https://iforcolor.org/tag/east-texas-hot-links/)
- [AMERICAN SON](https://iforcolor.org/tag/american-son/)
- [Kerry Washington](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kerry-washington/)
- [Louis Gossett](https://iforcolor.org/tag/louis-gossett/)
- [Jr.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jr/)
- [Jonelle Allen](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jonelle-allen/)
- [Roger E. Mosley](https://iforcolor.org/tag/roger-e-mosley/)
- [Ralph Wilcox](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ralph-wilcox/)
- [Teddy Wilson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/teddy-wilson/)
- [Henry G. Sanders](https://iforcolor.org/tag/henry-g-sanders/)
- [Raul Julia](https://iforcolor.org/tag/raul-julia/)
- [Clifton Davis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/clifton-davis/)
- [Stockard Channing](https://iforcolor.org/tag/stockard-channing/)
- [Jeff Goldblum](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jeff-goldblum/)
- [Susan Dey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/susan-dey/)
- [Helen Hayes](https://iforcolor.org/tag/helen-hayes/)
- [HAIR](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hair/)
- [Sammy Davis Jr.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sammy-davis-jr/)
- [Green Pastures](https://iforcolor.org/tag/green-pastures/)
- [Lola Falana](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lola-falana/)
- [Paula Kelly](https://iforcolor.org/tag/paula-kelly/)
- [Byron Sully](https://iforcolor.org/tag/byron-sully/)
- [Vivica A. Fox](https://iforcolor.org/tag/vivica-a-fox/)
- [Kristoff St. John](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kristoff-st-john/)
- [Taurean Blacque](https://iforcolor.org/tag/taurean-blacque/)
- [Godfrey Cambridge](https://iforcolor.org/tag/godfrey-cambridge/)
- [Redd Roxx](https://iforcolor.org/tag/redd-roxx/)
- [Ossie Davis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ossie-davis/)
- [Two Gentlemen of Verona](https://iforcolor.org/tag/two-gentlemen-of-verona/)
- [Come Back Charleston Blue](https://iforcolor.org/tag/come-back-charleston-blue/)
- [Generations](https://iforcolor.org/tag/generations/)
- [Barney Miller](https://iforcolor.org/tag/barney-miller/)
- [The Love Boat](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-love-boat/)
- [All in the Family](https://iforcolor.org/tag/all-in-the-family/)
- [Trapper John](https://iforcolor.org/tag/trapper-john/)
- [M.D.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/m-d/)
- [Hill Street Blues](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hill-street-blues/)
- [Cagney and Lacey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cagney-and-lacey/)
- [ER](https://iforcolor.org/tag/er/)
- [Dr. Quinn](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dr-quinn/)
- [Medicine Woman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/medicine-woman/)
- [Cotton Comes to Harlem](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cotton-comes-to-harlem/)
- [The Hotel New Hampshire](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-hotel-new-hampshire/)
- [The River Niger](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-river-niger/)
- [Girlfriends](https://iforcolor.org/tag/girlfriends/)
- [Finian's Rainbow](https://iforcolor.org/tag/finians-rainbow/)
- [Charles Nelson Reilly](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-nelson-reilly/)
- [Monty Hall](https://iforcolor.org/tag/monty-hall/)
- [Florence Henderson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/florence-henderson/)
- [Susan Batson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/susan-batson/)
- [Alma Robinson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alma-robinson/)
- [HELLO DOLLY](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hello-dolly/)
- [Joel Grey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/joel-grey/)
- [The Wiz](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-wiz/)
- [Bob Fosse](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bob-fosse/)
- [Jerome Robbins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jerome-robbins/)
- [Dance Theatre of Harlem](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dance-theatre-of-harlem/)
- [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/)
- [Purlie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/purlie/)
- [New York City Ballet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-york-city-ballet/)
- [Chita Rivera](https://iforcolor.org/tag/chita-rivera/)
- [Damn Yankees](https://iforcolor.org/tag/damn-yankees/)
- [House of Flowers](https://iforcolor.org/tag/house-of-flowers/)
- [Hallelujah Baby](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hallelujah-baby/)
- [Black Nativity](https://iforcolor.org/tag/black-nativity/)
- [Lost in the Stars](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lost-in-the-stars/)
- [Treemonisha](https://iforcolor.org/tag/treemonisha/)
- [New York Metropolitan Opera](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-york-metropolitan-opera/)
- [Miss Truth](https://iforcolor.org/tag/miss-truth/)
- [Jazzbo Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jazzbo-brown/)
- [Time in the Wind](https://iforcolor.org/tag/time-in-the-wind/)
- [David Robeson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/david-robeson/)
- [Mary Louise](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mary-louise/)
- [Audrey Mason](https://iforcolor.org/tag/audrey-mason/)
- [Arthur Mitchell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/arthur-mitchell/)
- [Walter Nicks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/walter-nicks/)
- [Albert Popwell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/albert-popwell/)
- [Sabu](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sabu/)
- [Herbert Stubbs](https://iforcolor.org/tag/herbert-stubbs/)
- [Sherman Hemsley](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sherman-hemsley/)
- [Novella Nelson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/novella-nelson/)
- [Clevon Little](https://iforcolor.org/tag/clevon-little/)
- [Ted Ross](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ted-ross/)
- [Diana Ross](https://iforcolor.org/tag/diana-ross/)
- [Nipsey Russell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/nipsey-russell/)
- [Michael Jackson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/michael-jackson/)
- [Richard Pryor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/richard-pryor/)
- [Sidney Lumet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sidney-lumet/)
- [Cecelia Antoinette](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cecelia-antoinette/)
- [Adrian Bailey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adrian-bailey/)
- [Grace Jones](https://iforcolor.org/tag/grace-jones/)
- [Venida Evans](https://iforcolor.org/tag/venida-evans/)
- [Sirlouis Jones](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sirlouis-jones/)
- [Debbie McIntyre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/debbie-mcintyre/)
- [Bruce Hawkins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bruce-hawkins/)
- [Dana McBroom Manno](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dana-mcbroom-manno/)
- [Cornell Ivey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cornell-ivey/)
- [Sherry Bronfman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sherry-bronfman/)
- [Jill Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jill-williams/)
- [Ted D Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ted-d-williams/)
- [Loretta Abbott](https://iforcolor.org/tag/loretta-abbott/)
- [Obediah Wright](https://iforcolor.org/tag/obediah-wright/)
- [Gary Q Lewis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gary-q-lewis/)
- [Bernard J. Marsh](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bernard-j-marsh/)
- [Dottie Fox](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dottie-fox/)
- [Cindi Retiman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cindi-retiman/)
- [Leah Randolph-Bridwell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/leah-randolph-bridwell/)
- [Lois Hayes](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lois-hayes/)
- [Dyane Harvey-Salaam](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dyane-harvey-salaam/)
- [Cincinnati Ballet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cincinnati-ballet/)
- [the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-alvin-ailey-american-dance-theatre/)
- [the Joffrey Ballet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-joffrey-ballet/)
- [Allison Williams Foster](https://iforcolor.org/tag/allison-williams-foster/)
- [Fred Benjamin. Ted D Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fred-benjamin-ted-d-williams/)
- [Carol Maillard](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carol-maillard/)
- [Louise Robinson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/louise-robinson/)
- [Abdel Salaam](https://iforcolor.org/tag/abdel-salaam/)
- [Yale](https://iforcolor.org/tag/yale/)
- [Howard](https://iforcolor.org/tag/howard/)
- [Virginia State](https://iforcolor.org/tag/virginia-state/)
- [Hampton Institute](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hampton-institute/)
- [Carmen de Lavallade](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carmen-de-lavallade/)
- [Adelle Gautier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adelle-gautier/)
- [Spoleto Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/spoleto-festival/)
- [Gem of The Ocean](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gem-of-the-ocean/)
- [The Delany Sisters': First One Hundred Years](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-delany-sisters-first-one-hundred-years/)
- [Driving Miss Daisy](https://iforcolor.org/tag/driving-miss-daisy/)
- [The Alliance for Community Theaters](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-alliance-for-community-theaters/)
- [Amber Zu-Johnson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/amber-zu-johnson/)
- [Tiffany Chase](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tiffany-chase/)
- [Big Easy Theater Award](https://iforcolor.org/tag/big-easy-theater-award/)
- [Joe Turner's Come and Gone](https://iforcolor.org/tag/joe-turners-come-and-gone/)
- [Dillard University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dillard-university/)
- [New Orleans](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-orleans/)
- [Louisiana](https://iforcolor.org/tag/louisiana/)
- [Adelle LeWhodatier Gautier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adelle-lewhodatier-gautier/)
- [Storyteller](https://iforcolor.org/tag/storyteller/)
- [Louis Maistros Photography](https://iforcolor.org/tag/louis-maistros-photography/)
- [The Fortress of Lushington](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-fortress-of-lushington/)
- [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ma-raineys-black-bottom/)
- [Georgia Engel](https://iforcolor.org/tag/georgia-engel/)
- [Cleavant Derricks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cleavant-derricks/)
- [Fela!](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fela/)
- [The Life](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-life/)
- [Matthew Broderick](https://iforcolor.org/tag/matthew-broderick/)
- [Tamara Tunie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tamara-tunie/)
- [Heather Headley](https://iforcolor.org/tag/heather-headley/)
- [James Stovall](https://iforcolor.org/tag/james-stovall/)
- [Donna McKechnie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/donna-mckechnie/)
- [André Robin De Shields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/andre-robin-de-shields/)
- [Romance in Hard Times](https://iforcolor.org/tag/romance-in-hard-times/)
- [Cats](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cats/)
- [Carrie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carrie/)
- [Once on This Island](https://iforcolor.org/tag/once-on-this-island/)
- [How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying](https://iforcolor.org/tag/how-to-succeed-in-business-without-really-trying/)
- [Weyman Thompson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/weyman-thompson/)
- [Norm Lewis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/norm-lewis/)
- [Linda Leilani Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/linda-leilani-brown/)
- [Arnetia Walker](https://iforcolor.org/tag/arnetia-walker/)
- [KiKi Shepard](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kiki-shepard/)
- [Eartha Robinson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eartha-robinson/)
- [David Robertson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/david-robertson/)
- [Maurice Hines Jr](https://iforcolor.org/tag/maurice-hines-jr/)
- [Alyson Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alyson-williams/)
- [Geneva Vivino](https://iforcolor.org/tag/geneva-vivino/)
- [Alfred Gallman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alfred-gallman/)
- [Marilyn Banks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marilyn-banks/)
- [Fred Benjamin](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fred-benjamin/)
- [Elma Lewis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/elma-lewis/)
- [Alvin Ailey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alvin-ailey/)
- [Talley Beatty](https://iforcolor.org/tag/talley-beatty/)
- [Henny Kamerman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/henny-kamerman/)
- [Lynn Simonson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lynn-simonson/)
- [Clark Center for the Performing Arts](https://iforcolor.org/tag/clark-center-for-the-performing-arts/)
- [MacArthur Foundation](https://iforcolor.org/tag/macarthur-foundation/)
- [Thea Nerissa Barnes](https://iforcolor.org/tag/thea-nerissa-barnes/)
- [Damon Pierce](https://iforcolor.org/tag/damon-pierce/)
- [Gregory Hinton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gregory-hinton/)
- [Linda James](https://iforcolor.org/tag/linda-james/)
- [Rosie O'Donnell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rosie-odonnell/)
- [Amber Easter Gautier Zu-Bolton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/amber-easter-gautier-zu-bolton/)
- [Tiffany Gautier Chase](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tiffany-gautier-chase/)
- [Ryan Rong](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ryan-rong/)
- [Marva Hicks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marva-hicks/)
- [Cheryl Alexander](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cheryl-alexander/)
- [Eubie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eubie/)
- [Debye Burrell Cleveland](https://iforcolor.org/tag/debye-burrell-cleveland/)
- [Ashton Springer](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ashton-springer/)
- [Lonnie McNeil](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lonnie-mcneil/)
- [Janet Powell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/janet-powell/)
- [Terry Burrell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/terry-burrell/)
- [Jeffery V. Thompson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jeffery-v-thompson/)
- [Marion Ramsey.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marion-ramsey/)
- [Alaina Reed Hall](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alaina-reed-hall/)
- [Ethel Betty](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ethel-betty/)
- [Lynnie Godfrey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lynnie-godfrey/)
- [Mel Johnson J](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mel-johnson-j/)
- [Monica Page](https://iforcolor.org/tag/monica-page/)
- [Lance Roberts](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lance-roberts/)
- [Lee Summers](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lee-summers/)
- [DREAMGIRLS](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dreamgirls/)
- [Stormy Weather](https://iforcolor.org/tag/stormy-weather/)
- [Pearl Cleage](https://iforcolor.org/tag/pearl-cleage/)
- [Julia Lema](https://iforcolor.org/tag/julia-lema/)
- [Synchronicity Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/synchronicity-theatre/)
- [Alliance Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alliance-theatre/)
- [Ethel Waters](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ethel-waters/)
- [Amy Jo Phillips](https://iforcolor.org/tag/amy-jo-phillips/)
- [Natasha Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/natasha-williams/)
- [Eldric Bashful](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eldric-bashful/)
- [Marilyn Matheus](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marilyn-matheus/)
- [Robby Benson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/robby-benson/)
- [Calista Flockhart](https://iforcolor.org/tag/calista-flockhart/)
- [Matthew Perry](https://iforcolor.org/tag/matthew-perry/)
- [Dave Chapelle](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dave-chapelle/)
- [Northwestern University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/northwestern-university/)
- [Karla DeVito](https://iforcolor.org/tag/karla-devito/)
- [Arthur Lessac](https://iforcolor.org/tag/arthur-lessac/)
- [University of South Carolina](https://iforcolor.org/tag/university-of-south-carolina/)
- [I’ll Fly Away](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ill-fly-away/)
- [In the Heat of the Night](https://iforcolor.org/tag/in-the-heat-of-the-night/)
- [University of Warwick](https://iforcolor.org/tag/university-of-warwick/)
- [Doug Liman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/doug-liman/)
- [The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-bespoke-tailoring-of-mister-bellamy/)
- [National Theatre School of Canada](https://iforcolor.org/tag/national-theatre-school-of-canada/)
- [Manhattan Theatre Club](https://iforcolor.org/tag/manhattan-theatre-club/)
- [Caroline Clay](https://iforcolor.org/tag/caroline-clay/)
- [Dominique Morisseau](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dominique-morisseau/)
- [Chadwick Boseman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/chadwick-boseman/)
- [Colman Domingo](https://iforcolor.org/tag/colman-domingo/)
- [Dusan Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dusan-brown/)
- [Taylour Paige](https://iforcolor.org/tag/taylour-paige/)
- [Law and Order](https://iforcolor.org/tag/law-and-order/)
- [Repentance](https://iforcolor.org/tag/repentance/)
- [Treme](https://iforcolor.org/tag/treme/)
- [National Black Storytelling Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/national-black-storytelling-festival/)
- [Zora Neale Hurston Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/zora-neale-hurston-festival/)
- [New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-orleans-jazz-and-heritage-festival/)
- [New Salem Storytelling Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-salem-storytelling-festival/)
- [Zuni Ij'ueblo](https://iforcolor.org/tag/zuni-ijueblo/)
- [Brer Rabbit Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/brer-rabbit-festival/)
- [University of New Orleans](https://iforcolor.org/tag/university-of-new-orleans/)
- [Ernie McClintock](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ernie-mcclintock/)
- [LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-grill/)
- [Karamu House](https://iforcolor.org/tag/karamu-house/)
- [Jean Hawkins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jean-hawkins/)
- [Nolan Bell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/nolan-bell/)
- [Rueben Silver](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rueben-silver/)
- [Judy Pace](https://iforcolor.org/tag/judy-pace/)
- [Shirley Hemphill](https://iforcolor.org/tag/shirley-hemphill/)
- [Carl Franklin](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carl-franklin/)
- [Kene Holliday](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kene-holliday/)
- [Earl Billings](https://iforcolor.org/tag/earl-billings/)
- [Bill Overton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-overton/)
- [Larry Riley](https://iforcolor.org/tag/larry-riley/)
- [Adolph Caesar](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adolph-caesar/)
- [Charles Fuller](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-fuller/)
- [Mark Taper Forum](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mark-taper-forum/)
- [Judah Friedlander](https://iforcolor.org/tag/judah-friedlander/)
- [Russell Hornsby](https://iforcolor.org/tag/russell-hornsby/)
- [Ellis E. Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ellis-e-williams/)
- [Felton Perry](https://iforcolor.org/tag/felton-perry/)
- [Alfre Woodard](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alfre-woodard/)
- [Phillip Michael Thomas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/phillip-michael-thomas/)
- [Gosnell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gosnell/)
- [Brent M. Jennings](https://iforcolor.org/tag/brent-m-jennings/)
- [Richard Gant](https://iforcolor.org/tag/richard-gant/)
- [Ellis "Skeeter" Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ellis-skeeter-williams/)
- [Loretta Devine](https://iforcolor.org/tag/loretta-devine/)
- [Adleane Hunter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adleane-hunter/)
- [BILL COBBS](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-cobbs/)
- [Terrance Ellis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/terrance-ellis/)
- [Black Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/black-theatre/)
- [Macalester College](https://iforcolor.org/tag/macalester-college/)
- [Jon V. Thomas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jon-v-thomas/)
- [Delta Sigma Theta](https://iforcolor.org/tag/delta-sigma-theta/)
- [Denison University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/denison-university/)
- [Phi Kappa Phi](https://iforcolor.org/tag/phi-kappa-phi/)
- [The Henry Street Settlement House (New Federal Theatre)](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-henry-street-settlement-house-new-federal-theatre/)
- [The Cleveland Playhouse](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-cleveland-playhouse/)
- [The Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival)](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-joseph-papp-public-theatre-new-york-shakespeare-festival/)
- [St. Clements](https://iforcolor.org/tag/st-clements/)
- [Project1Voice](https://iforcolor.org/tag/project1voice/)
- [The Ensemble Studio Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-ensemble-studio-theatre/)
- [The Penumbra Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-penumbra-theatre/)
- [Playwrights Horizons](https://iforcolor.org/tag/playwrights-horizons/)
- [Actors Theatre of Louisville](https://iforcolor.org/tag/actors-theatre-of-louisville/)
- [The Beck Center for the Arts](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-beck-center-for-the-arts/)
- [The Weathervane Playhouse](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-weathervane-playhouse/)
- [The Center for Families and Children](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-center-for-families-and-children/)
- [The Weathervane Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-weathervane-theatre/)
- [Mindbuilders](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mindbuilders/)
- [Upward Bound](https://iforcolor.org/tag/upward-bound/)
- [Youngstown Early Intervention Program](https://iforcolor.org/tag/youngstown-early-intervention-program/)
- [The American Folk Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-american-folk-theatre/)
- [Ragtime](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ragtime/)
- [Crowns](https://iforcolor.org/tag/crowns/)
- [Top Dog/Underdog](https://iforcolor.org/tag/top-dog-underdog/)
- [Fires in The Mirror](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fires-in-the-mirror/)
- [Laughter on the Twenty Third Floor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/laughter-on-the-twenty-third-floor/)
- [Quartermaine's Terms](https://iforcolor.org/tag/quartermaines-terms/)
- [Of Mice and Men](https://iforcolor.org/tag/of-mice-and-men/)
- [Godspell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/godspell/)
- [Same Time Next Year](https://iforcolor.org/tag/same-time-next-year/)
- [The Me Nobody Knows](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-me-nobody-knows/)
- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://iforcolor.org/tag/a-streetcar-named-desire/)
- [Golden Boy](https://iforcolor.org/tag/golden-boy/)
- [Fame](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fame/)
- [Three Ways Home](https://iforcolor.org/tag/three-ways-home/)
- [The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-night-thoreau-spent-in-jail/)
- [For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf](https://iforcolor.org/tag/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-when-the-rainbow-is-enuf/)
- [Rumors](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rumors/)
- [The Brownsville Raid](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-brownsville-raid/)
- [Man of La Mancha](https://iforcolor.org/tag/man-of-la-mancha/)
- [Before It Hits Home](https://iforcolor.org/tag/before-it-hits-home/)
- [Trouble in Mind](https://iforcolor.org/tag/trouble-in-mind/)
- [The Amen Corner](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-amen-corner/)
- [A Soldier's Play](https://iforcolor.org/tag/a-soldiers-play/)
- [The Colored Museum](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-colored-museum/)
- [Home](https://iforcolor.org/tag/home/)
- [I](https://iforcolor.org/tag/i/)
- [Too Sing America](https://iforcolor.org/tag/too-sing-america/)
- [Something Wanted](https://iforcolor.org/tag/something-wanted/)
- [If you are Seeing This It's Too Late. How do you Slam a Revolving Door - {A Word Jam}.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/if-you-are-seeing-this-its-too-late-how-do-you-slam-a-revolving-door-a-word-jam/)
- [Susquehanna University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/susquehanna-university/)
- [Randolph-Macon College](https://iforcolor.org/tag/randolph-macon-college/)
- [The College of Wooster](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-college-of-wooster/)
- [Ohio University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ohio-university/)
- [The University of Akron](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-university-of-akron/)
- [Saturday Night Live](https://iforcolor.org/tag/saturday-night-live/)
- [Another World](https://iforcolor.org/tag/another-world/)
- [Guiding Light](https://iforcolor.org/tag/guiding-light/)
- [The Cosby Show](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-cosby-show/)
- [ITV](https://iforcolor.org/tag/itv/)
- [Special Needs](https://iforcolor.org/tag/special-needs/)
- [The Kennedy Center](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-kennedy-center/)
- [Stephen Sondheim](https://iforcolor.org/tag/stephen-sondheim/)
- [Wayne State University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/wayne-state-university/)
- [Shields Brothers](https://iforcolor.org/tag/shields-brothers/)
- [Fannie Shields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fannie-shields/)
- [Claude Shields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/claude-shields/)
- [South Bronx Community Action Theatre](https://iforcolor.org/tag/south-bronx-community-action-theatre/)
- [Cleveland Play House](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cleveland-play-house/)
- [Bill Cosby](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-cosby/)
- [Cleveland School of the Arts](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cleveland-school-of-the-arts/)
- [Lincoln Center (State Theatre)](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lincoln-center-state-theatre/)
- [The Greene Space](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-greene-space/)
- [DC Black Repertory Company](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dc-black-repertory-company/)
- [Backstairs at the White House](https://iforcolor.org/tag/backstairs-at-the-white-house/)
- [Sophisticated Gents](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sophisticated-gents/)
- [Hurry Sundown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/hurry-sundown/)
- [Trouble Man](https://iforcolor.org/tag/trouble-man/)
- [Christopher Michael Carter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/christopher-michael-carter/)
- [N.Y.P.D.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/n-y-p-d/)
- [Seventeen Again](https://iforcolor.org/tag/seventeen-again/)
- [Where's Daddy?](https://iforcolor.org/tag/wheres-daddy/)
- [Gerald S. Krone](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gerald-s-krone/)
- [New York Shakespeare Festival](https://iforcolor.org/tag/new-york-shakespeare-festival/)
- [Luther Henderson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/luther-henderson/)
- [Jule Styne](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jule-styne/)
- [Adolph Green](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adolph-green/)
- [Betty Comden](https://iforcolor.org/tag/betty-comden/)
- [Arthur Laurents](https://iforcolor.org/tag/arthur-laurents/)
- [Lillian Hayman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lillian-hayman/)
- [Oggi Oburn](https://iforcolor.org/tag/oggi-oburn/)
- [Melvin Van Peebles](https://iforcolor.org/tag/melvin-van-peebles/)
- [Ron O'Neal](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ron-oneal/)
- [Dick Anthony Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dick-anthony-williams/)
- [Rosey Grier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rosey-grier/)
- [Bernie Casey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bernie-casey/)
- [Raymond St. Jacques](https://iforcolor.org/tag/raymond-st-jacques/)
- [Paul Winfield](https://iforcolor.org/tag/paul-winfield/)
- [Aaron Loves Angela](https://iforcolor.org/tag/aaron-loves-angela/)
- [Police Story](https://iforcolor.org/tag/police-story/)
- [Anne Yuan](https://iforcolor.org/tag/anne-yuan/)
- [Ed Blunt](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ed-blunt/)
- [Carol Channing](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carol-channing/)
- [Tony Richardson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tony-richardson/)
- [Pat McGuire Hill](https://iforcolor.org/tag/pat-mcguire-hill/)
- [Gwendolyne Foxworth](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gwendolyne-foxworth/)
- [Adella Gautier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/adella-gautier/)
- [Barbara Tasker](https://iforcolor.org/tag/barbara-tasker/)
- [Carol Sutton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/carol-sutton/)
- [David Cuthbert](https://iforcolor.org/tag/david-cuthbert/)
- [Michael Martin](https://iforcolor.org/tag/michael-martin/)
- [Rashada Fortier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rashada-fortier/)
- [Mary McDade Casteel](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mary-mcdade-casteel/)
- [The Whitman Sisters](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-whitman-sisters/)
- [Albery Allson Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/albery-allson-whitman/)
- [Caswell W. Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/caswell-w-whitman/)
- [Jeni LeGon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jeni-legon/)
- [Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-bojangles-robinson/)
- [Albert "Pops" Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/albert-pops-whitman/)
- [Eddie “Rochester” Anderson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eddie-rochester-anderson/)
- [Count Basie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/count-basie/)
- [Trixie Smith](https://iforcolor.org/tag/trixie-smith/)
- [Moms Mabley](https://iforcolor.org/tag/moms-mabley/)
- [Reed & Bryant. Pine Top Smith](https://iforcolor.org/tag/reed-bryant-pine-top-smith/)
- [Lonnie Johnson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lonnie-johnson/)
- [Mary Lou Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mary-lou-williams/)
- [The Whitman Sisters New Orleans Troubadours](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-whitman-sisters-new-orleans-troubadours/)
- [Alice Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alice-whitman/)
- [Nadine George-Graves](https://iforcolor.org/tag/nadine-george-graves/)
- [NEGRO VAUDEVILLE](https://iforcolor.org/tag/negro-vaudeville/)
- [Mabel Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mabel-whitman/)
- [Alberta Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alberta-whitman/)
- [Willa Mae Lane](https://iforcolor.org/tag/willa-mae-lane/)
- [Cholly Atkins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cholly-atkins/)
- [Bunny Briggs](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bunny-briggs/)
- [Buster Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/buster-brown/)
- [Henry LeTang](https://iforcolor.org/tag/henry-letang/)
- [Fayard Nicholas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fayard-nicholas/)
- [Leonard Reed](https://iforcolor.org/tag/leonard-reed/)
- [Jimmy Slyde](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jimmy-slyde/)
- [Prince Spencer](https://iforcolor.org/tag/prince-spencer/)
- [Billy Kersands](https://iforcolor.org/tag/billy-kersands/)
- [Barnum & Baily Circus](https://iforcolor.org/tag/barnum-baily-circus/)
- [Ma Rainey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ma-rainey/)
- [Clarence “Pinetop” Smith](https://iforcolor.org/tag/clarence-pinetop-smith/)
- [Caddie Whitman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/caddie-whitman/)
- [Shirley Temple](https://iforcolor.org/tag/shirley-temple/)
- [SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sandra-reaves-phillips/)
- [The Happy Hooker](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-happy-hooker/)
- [Round Midnight](https://iforcolor.org/tag/round-midnight/)
- [Lean on Me](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lean-on-me/)
- [For Love or Mone](https://iforcolor.org/tag/for-love-or-mone/)
- [Law & Order](https://iforcolor.org/tag/law-order/)
- [Homicide: Life on the Street](https://iforcolor.org/tag/homicide-life-on-the-street/)
- [Sandra Phillips](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sandra-phillips/)
- [Children's Aid Society](https://iforcolor.org/tag/childrens-aid-society/)
- [World Without Sunshine](https://iforcolor.org/tag/world-without-sunshine/)
- [Helen Hayes Award](https://iforcolor.org/tag/helen-hayes-award/)
- [Rollin' on the T.O.B.A.](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rollin-on-the-t-o-b-a/)
- [Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dr-quinn-medicine-woman/)
- [Lacy Phillips](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lacy-phillips/)
- [Marishka Shanice Phillips](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marishka-shanice-phillips/)
- [Mississippi Charles Bevel](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mississippi-charles-bevel/)
- [Felicia Fields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/felicia-fields/)
- [Bertrand Tavernier](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bertrand-tavernier/)
- [Herbie Hancock](https://iforcolor.org/tag/herbie-hancock/)
- [Bobby Hutcherson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bobby-hutcherson/)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://iforcolor.org/tag/martin-scorsese/)
- [Mahalia Jackson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mahalia-jackson/)
- [Morgan Freeman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/morgan-freeman/)
- [Gregory Porter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gregory-porter/)
- [François Cluzet](https://iforcolor.org/tag/francois-cluzet/)
- [Dexter Gordon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dexter-gordon/)
- [Garrison Keillor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/garrison-keillor/)
- [Al Fann](https://iforcolor.org/tag/al-fann/)
- [Rick Khan](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rick-khan/)
- [Steven Bogarat](https://iforcolor.org/tag/steven-bogarat/)
- [David Rayfiel](https://iforcolor.org/tag/david-rayfiel/)
- [Felicia P. Fields](https://iforcolor.org/tag/felicia-p-fields/)
- [Monte Russell - Larry John Meyers](https://iforcolor.org/tag/monte-russell-larry-john-meyers/)
- [Don Marshall](https://iforcolor.org/tag/don-marshall/)
- [William Thunhurst Walker - Don Marshell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/william-thunhurst-walker-don-marshell/)
- [Thomas Martell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/thomas-martell/)
- [Monte Russell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/monte-russell/)
- [Drama League](https://iforcolor.org/tag/drama-league/)
- [RAY CHARLES](https://iforcolor.org/tag/ray-charles/)
- [Pope John II](https://iforcolor.org/tag/pope-john-ii/)
- [The Carolina Gospel Ensemble](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-carolina-gospel-ensemble/)
- [Kenley Players](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kenley-players/)
- [Tribeca Performing Arts Center](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tribeca-performing-arts-center/)
- [Iforcolor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/iforcolor/)
- [Alan Weeks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alan-weeks/)
- [Gary Easterlins](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gary-easterlins/)
- [Vernel Bagneris](https://iforcolor.org/tag/vernel-bagneris/)
- [One Mo Time](https://iforcolor.org/tag/one-mo-time/)
- [Thalmus Rasualla](https://iforcolor.org/tag/thalmus-rasualla/)
- [Bibi Besch](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bibi-besch/)
- [Ja'net Dubois](https://iforcolor.org/tag/janet-dubois/)
- [Sonny Jim Gaines](https://iforcolor.org/tag/sonny-jim-gaines/)
- [Rosalind Cash](https://iforcolor.org/tag/rosalind-cash/)
- [Denise Nicholas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/denise-nicholas/)
- [Janet MacLaughlan](https://iforcolor.org/tag/janet-maclaughlan/)
- [Eric Hooks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/eric-hooks/)
- [Cecilia Ann Hooks Onibudo](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cecilia-ann-hooks-onibudo/)
- [Kiyo Dean Tarpley Hooks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kiyo-dean-tarpley-hooks/)
- [Maya Angelou](https://iforcolor.org/tag/maya-angelou/)
- [Howard University](https://iforcolor.org/tag/howard-university/)
- [William BT Taylor](https://iforcolor.org/tag/william-bt-taylor/)
- [Judyann Elder](https://iforcolor.org/tag/judyann-elder/)
- [Luise Heath](https://iforcolor.org/tag/luise-heath/)
- [Chester Sims](https://iforcolor.org/tag/chester-sims/)
- [Nancy Carter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/nancy-carter/)
- [Barbara Ann Teer](https://iforcolor.org/tag/barbara-ann-teer/)
- [Clarence Avant](https://iforcolor.org/tag/clarence-avant/)
- [Gwendolyn Brooks](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gwendolyn-brooks/)
- [Daphne Maxwell Reed](https://iforcolor.org/tag/daphne-maxwell-reed/)
- [Antonio Fargas](https://iforcolor.org/tag/antonio-fargas/)
- [Pope John Paul II](https://iforcolor.org/tag/pope-john-paul-ii/)
- [Candy Ann Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/candy-ann-brown/)
- [Trazana Beverly](https://iforcolor.org/tag/trazana-beverly/)
- [Marilyn Coleman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marilyn-coleman/)
- [Thomas Carter](https://iforcolor.org/tag/thomas-carter/)
- [Charles Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-brown/)
- [Steven Settler](https://iforcolor.org/tag/steven-settler/)
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/samuel-l-jackson/)
- [Steven Jones](https://iforcolor.org/tag/steven-jones/)
- [James Pickens](https://iforcolor.org/tag/james-pickens/)
- [Peter Friedman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/peter-friedman/)
- [Cotter Smith](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cotter-smith/)
- [Samm Art Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/samm-art-williams/)
- [Steven Pasquale](https://iforcolor.org/tag/steven-pasquale/)
- [Jeremy Jordan](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jeremy-jordan/)
- [Christoper Demos-Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/christoper-demos-brown/)
- [Greg Mullavey](https://iforcolor.org/tag/greg-mullavey/)
- [Alexandra Tavares](https://iforcolor.org/tag/alexandra-tavares/)
- [Kathryn Grody](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kathryn-grody/)
- [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://iforcolor.org/tag/roscoe-lee-browne/)
- [Lou Gossett](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lou-gossett/)
- [Louise Stubbs](https://iforcolor.org/tag/louise-stubbs/)
- [Chuck Gordone](https://iforcolor.org/tag/chuck-gordone/)
- [Vinnie Burrows](https://iforcolor.org/tag/vinnie-burrows/)
- [Lex Monson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lex-monson/)
- [Gene Frankel](https://iforcolor.org/tag/gene-frankel/)
- [Peter Gallagher](https://iforcolor.org/tag/peter-gallagher/)
- [The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/the-autobiography-of-miss-jane-pittman/)
- [Cuba Gooding Jr](https://iforcolor.org/tag/cuba-gooding-jr/)
- [Vanessa Williams](https://iforcolor.org/tag/vanessa-williams/)
- [Condola Rashad](https://iforcolor.org/tag/condola-rashad/)
- [Tom Wopat](https://iforcolor.org/tag/tom-wopat/)
- [Devon Abner](https://iforcolor.org/tag/devon-abner/)
- [Curtis Billings](https://iforcolor.org/tag/curtis-billings/)
- [Pat Bowie](https://iforcolor.org/tag/pat-bowie/)
- [Leon Addison Brown](https://iforcolor.org/tag/leon-addison-brown/)
- [Arthur French](https://iforcolor.org/tag/arthur-french/)
- [Susan Heyward](https://iforcolor.org/tag/susan-heyward/)
- [Bill Kux](https://iforcolor.org/tag/bill-kux/)
- [Linda Powell](https://iforcolor.org/tag/linda-powell/)
- [Charles Turner](https://iforcolor.org/tag/charles-turner/)
- [Horton Foote](https://iforcolor.org/tag/horton-foote/)
- [Miles Davis](https://iforcolor.org/tag/miles-davis/)
- [Marge Redmond](https://iforcolor.org/tag/marge-redmond/)
- [Mia Dillon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mia-dillon/)
- [James Baldwin](https://iforcolor.org/tag/james-baldwin/)
- [Richard Ward](https://iforcolor.org/tag/richard-ward/)
- [LeVar Burton](https://iforcolor.org/tag/levar-burton/)
- [Lawrence Fishburne](https://iforcolor.org/tag/lawrence-fishburne/)
- [Kathy Bates](https://iforcolor.org/tag/kathy-bates/)
- [Fannie Flagg](https://iforcolor.org/tag/fannie-flagg/)
- [Jessica Tandy](https://iforcolor.org/tag/jessica-tandy/)
- [Mary Stuart Masterson](https://iforcolor.org/tag/mary-stuart-masterson/)
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- [Danitra Vance](https://iforcolor.org/tag/danitra-vance/)
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- [Phoebe Redmon](https://iforcolor.org/tag/phoebe-redmon/)
- [Robert Pittman](https://iforcolor.org/tag/robert-pittman/)
- [Michi Jones](https://iforcolor.org/tag/michi-jones/)
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- [Dr. Kenneth Clarke](https://iforcolor.org/tag/dr-kenneth-clarke/)
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