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Fela Kuti

Filed under Activist, Musician
May 6, 2022

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 Aníkúlápó …

Aaron Johnson, Alex Gibney, Bill T. Jones, Fela Kuti, Fela!, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Grace Jones, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jim Lewis, Jordan McLean, Keith Haring, Koola Lobitos, Kunle Anikulapo Kuti, Lillias White, Malik Seneferu, Marina Draghici, Motunrayo Anikulapo Kuti, Patti LaBelle, Peter Nigrini, Rachel Oneika Phillips, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, Robert Wierzel, Seun Kuti, Shalewa Kuti, Sola Kuti, Yeni Kuti

FRED BENJAMIN

Filed under Choreographer, Dancer
September 8, 2021

FREDERICK CHARLES BENJAMIN by Dale Ricardo Shields 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. Benjamin was born in Boston, …

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Adrienne Frimet, Aisha Coley, Alan Weeks, Alfred Gallman, Alvin Ailey, Amparo Chigui Santiago, Amy Henry, Amy Ragsdale, Andy Torres, Arlena Rolant, Ashford and Simpson, Ben Harney, Bobby Kwame Johnson, Brenda Braxton, Brian “Bomani” Benns, Bruce Hawkins, Bryant Baker, Carl Bailey, Carl Fields, Carolyn Campbell, Catherine Foster, Charles “Malik” Lewis, Cheryl Bell, Cheryl Brooks, Cheryl Norvell, Cheryl Scott, Cherylynn Ross, Chet Tames, Chiquita Ross- Glover, Christian Von Howard, Christiana Tober, Christopher Huggins, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, Clayton Palmer, Cornell Ivey, Dale Ricardo Shields, Damon Pearce, Damon Pierce, David Hutuely, Diane Conway, Dianne Conway, Dina Wright, Donald Griffith, Dyane Harvey-Salaam, Eddie Stockton, Edmee Cherdieu Dana Foglia, Elma Lewis, Fred Benjamin, Fred Bratcher, Freda Vanterpool, Friedman-Abeles, Gary Flannery, Geneva Vivino, George Faison, Gina Ellis, Glen Brooks, Glen Simms, Gower Champion, Gregory B Hinton, Gregory Hinton, Gregory Wright, Gwynenn Jones, Henny Kamerman, Henny Kammerman, Israel Valle, J. Jamal Hardeman, Jack Mitchell, Jacob’s Pillow, Jason Mulloy, Jill Williams, Jorge Vasquez, Juan Henderson, Juanita Grace Tyler, Judy Dearing, June Taylor Dancers, Kathy Thomas, Kay Uchishiba, Kim Jones, LaVerne Washington, Leni Wylliams, Leslie Watanabe, Linda James, Lisa Cave, Lisa Larsen, Lonnie McNeill, Loretta Abbott, Lynn Simonson, MacArthur Foundation, Marilyn Banks, Mark P. Rubin, Mark Rubin, Marlon Lewis, Martha Graham, Marvin Tuning, Matthew Williams, Mercie Hinton, Michael Bennett, Michael Peters, Michael Sampson, Michael Vermy, Michelle Murray, Michelle Simmons, Milton Bowser, Milton Myers, New York Public Library, Olon Godare, Pam Jones, Pat Estwick Heaven, Pearl Bailey, Peter Colly, Peter Norman, Ralph Farrington, Ralph Paul Haze, Reggie Jackson, Reginald Jackson, Renee Rose, Rev. J. Anthony Dargan, Ronald Dunham, Ronald McKay, Rosa Curry, Rovan Hill, Roy Blakey, Seiko Fujita, Sharon Brooks, Shirin Stave, Shirin Stave-Matias, Shirley Black-Brown, Stanley Harrison, Talley Beatty, Ted D Williams, Terrence Popular, Terrin Miles, Tetsuo Yoshida, Thea Nerissa Barnes, Thomas Oakman, Traci Cloyd, Tyrone Monroe, Warren Spears, Wendy Mejia, Winston DeWitt Hemsley

Adelle Gautier

Filed under Actress, Poet, Storyteller
August 10, 2021

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 …

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Abby Lake, Adella Adella, Adella Gautier, Adelle Gautier, Adelle LeWhodatier Gautier, Aeja Washington, Alana Villavaso, Allee Peck, Alred Uhry, Alvena Cain, Ama Bontemps Museum, Amber Easter Gautier Zu-Bolton, Amber Zu-Johnson, Andy Horton, Anthony Bean, April Louise, AUGUST WILSON, Aye Dee, Barbara Hunter, Barbara Salisbury, Barbara Tasker, Big Easy Theater Award, Brad Bagent, Brer Rabbit Festival, Butch Caire, Camille Williams, Candice Carnage, Carol Sutton, Carole Jordan, Charles Bosworth, Cheryl Gerber, Claire Conti, Coti Gayles, Dale Ricardo Shields, Dale Shields, Danielle Edinburgh-Wilson, David Cuthbert, David Meltzer, Dean Irby, Delta Sigma Theta, Dennis McIntyre, Dillard University, Doctah Tiffany Camille R. Quinn, Dodo-Seriki, Dollie Rivas, Donald Edward Lewis, Donald Lewis, Donald Matthews, Dorothy Heathcote, Dr. Ted Gilliam, Driving Miss Daisy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Earl Nelson, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Bolds, Edward R. Cox, Emily Mann, Ernie McClintock, Eugene Lee, Frederick Mead, Frozin Thomas, Gem of The Ocean, George Siejka, GROIT, GUS BENNETT, Gwen Foxworth, Gwendolyne Foxworth, Harold Evans, Helen Blanke, Helen Gillet, Iforcolor, Iforcolor.org, Imamu Amiri Baraka, JA Alston, James Baldwin, Jamila D. Hunter, Jan Jensen, Janet Shea, Jason Lee, Jennifer Jones-Riggins DeBose, Jimmy DeMontluzin, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Joel Chandler Harris, John F. Kennedy, John Gautier, John Lehon, Julia Gautier Sears, Julia Watson Gautier, Ken Mask, Keyshata Waters, Lafitte Projects, LaKesha Glover, LaToya Cantrell, Law and Order, Le Petit Children's Corner stage, Le Petit Theatre, Leon Sun, Linda Gregoric, Linda Hubchen, Lloyd Dennis, Louis Maistros Photography, Louisiana, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Makenzee Brown, Marie Becnel, Marie Slade, Marta Bivins, Martin Bats Bradford, Mary Jane Parker, Mary McDade Casteel, Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Megan Whittle, Michael Martin, Michelle Rogers, Moon Landrieu, Nathan Thomas, National Black Storytelling Festival, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Salem Storytelling Festival, Nic Paget-Clarke, Norbert Davidson, Ntozake Shange, Orleans Parish School Board, Pat McGuire Hill, Patricia Hill, Patrick Sanderson, Paula Greenberg, Paula Roland, Pearl Leonard-Rock, Peter Gabb, Rashada Fortier, Repentance, Rob Florence, Ronald Romanski. Yvonne Oliver, Ruby Jackson, Rutina Wesley, Sam Hennings, Scott Sauber, Spoleto Festival, Stanley R Coleman, Stephan James, Stephen James, Steve Kent, Storyteller, Taaqua Lacy-Williams, Ted Jackson, Teddy Sciacca, The Alliance for Community Theaters, The Delany Sisters': First One Hundred Years, The Fortress of Lushington, Tiffany Chase, Tiffany Gautier Chase, Tommye Myrick, Tracey Collins, Tracey Ellis Leon, Treme, Trenton Mynatt, Troi Bechet, University of New Orleans, Vanessa Cross, Venessa Washington, Walter Bost, Wilbert Williams, William Shakespeare, Zach Jenkins, Zora Neale Hurston Festival, Zuni Ij'ueblo

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Filed under Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
July 16, 2021

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, …

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Al Rodrigo., Albert Hall, ALEXIS HOLT, André Holland, Anthony Chisholm, AUGUST WILSON, Bianca Marroquin, Bill Sims Jr., Black Theatre, BRANDON J. DIRDEN, Carl Gordon, Carlos Gomez, Caroline Clay, Carra Patterson, Chadwick Boseman, Charles Weldon, Chuck Cooper, Colman Domingo, Dale Ricardo Shields, Dale Shields, Dominique Morisseau, Douglas Turner Ward, Dusan Brown, Ebony Jo-Ann, Elain Graham, Emilia Suarez, ERIC LENOX ABRAMS, Erich McMillian McCall, Freda Payne, Glynn Turman, Gregory Hines, Halle Berry, Harvy Blanks, JASON DIRDEN, Jeannie Santiago, Jelly’s Last Jam, Jerome Preston Bates, John Douglas Thompson, Karole Foreman, Keith David, Keith Randolph Smith, Kenny Leon, Leilani Jones, Linda Twine, LisaGay Hamilton, Lydia R. Diamond, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, MANDI MASDEN, Mandy Gonzalez, Manhattan Theatre Club, Mary Bond Davis, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Potts, Obba Babatundé, Paul Benjamin, Peggy Ann Blow, Phylicia Rashad, Phyllis, Phylliss Bailey Brooks, Ray Anthony Thomas, Regina Taylor, Robert Fleming, ROSLYN RUFF, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Savion Glover, Scotch Ellis Loring, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Suzan-Lori Parks, Taylour Paige, The Greene Space, Tommy Hollis., Tonya Pinkins, Viola Davis, Woodie King Jr., Yesenia Ayala, Zora Neale Hurston

EUGENE LEE

Filed under Actor, Director, Playwright
July 15, 2021

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 …