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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
_________________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 …
